Scientist / Senior Scientist - Veterinary Microbiology

[What the role is]

The Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS), a cluster of NParks, safeguards the health and welfare of animals through comprehensive and integrated programmes and works closely with partners in the veterinary and animal-related industries to strengthen capacities and enhance competencies in animal health and welfare. It is the main touch-point on animal and veterinary matters in Singapore and the first responder for all animal-related feedback. It also conducts public education and engagement programmes to foster a humane and gracious society for all, where pet owners, communities, and animals co-exist in greater harmony within our City in Nature.

[What you will be working on]

You will be part of the Centre for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) team under the Professional and Scientific Services Division of AVS. As a member of the trans-disciplinary team at CAVS, you will be responsible for providing professional and competent laboratory diagnostic and research support for animal and zoonotic disease biosurveillance programmes, various research projects with national and international partners, as well as laboratory services for external customers with the objective of meeting NParks mission to  create the best living environment through excellence in nature conservation, greenery and recreation, and veterinary care, in partnership with the community.

Key Duties Include:

• Lead projects involving method establishment and validation, advanced molecular pathogen characterization, and antimicrobial resistance detection, monitoring and data analysis.  
• Perform laboratory diagnostic analyses to support disease outbreak investigations and biosurveillance programmes.
• Develop, establish and validate test protocols for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and other sequencing platforms for genomic analysis of veterinary and zoonotic pathogens, and AMR across various sample types, including environmental samples. 
• Contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of our quality assurance system in compliance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards.  

[What we are looking for]

• Areas of study in Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Science, Life Science, or related fields, with two years of hands-on experience in a relevant veterinary, medical or research laboratory preferred. 
• Postgraduate qualifications in Microbiology, Life Sciences, or related science discipline is advantageous.
• Knowledge of workplace safety and quality assurance systems, preferably ISO/IEC 17025:2017, will be advantageous. 
• Highly motivated individual with passion for laboratory sciences and its application to support and protect animal health and welfare and biodiversity and conservation.  
• Proficient in IT skills e.g. Microsoft Office. 
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team 
• Possess initiative, leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills 
• Office Location: 
• Animal & Plant Health Centre, 6 Perahu Road Singapore Singapore 718827

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.