Job Description

What the role is:

You will be working with a team of Scientists and supervise a team oF Laboratory Officers to provide quality and efficient forensic testing of seized drug exhibits. You will also be in-charge of R&D projects and participate in quality assurance activities.

• Forensic examination and analysis of seized drug exhibits, reviewing and reporting of test results pertaining to the presence of controlled drugs, controlled substances, or poisons.
• Supervise Laboratory Officers in the management of casework.
• Lead R&D projects to enhance laboratory\'s drug testing capabilities.
• Involve in management of the operation and maintainence of laboratory equipment, instruments and resources.
• Assist in the implementation of quality assurance program in the laboratory.
• Provide expert testimony in court.
• Provide expert consultation to clients in drug testing.

Job Requirements

• Background in Chemistry or related field.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in analytical equipment such as LC, GC, GC-MS and IR.
• Relevant experience in structural elucidation of unknowns using advanced techniques such as NMR, LC-HRMS.
• Meticulous, innovative and strong critical thinking.
• Good time management skills and able to work independently with a good sense of team spirit.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Proficient in writing scientific papers and giving oral presentation.
• Experience with RPA, statistical software (e.g. R, SPSS, SAS, Unscrambler or MatLab), programming language (e.g Python or Visual Basic) or data visualisation tools (such as Tableau, Qlik or Power BI) would be an advantage.

About Health Sciences Authority:

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) applies medical, pharmaceutical and scientific expertise through its three professional groups, Health Products Regulation, Blood Services and Applied Sciences, to protect and advance national health and safety. HSA is a multidisciplinary authority. It serves as the national regulator for health products, ensuring they are wisely regulated to meet standards of safety, quality and efficacy. As the national blood service, it is responsible for providing a safe and adequate blood supply. It also applies specialised scientific, forensic, investigative and analytical capabilities in serving the administration of justice. For more details, visit http://www.hsa.gov.sg/. For more updates on public health and safety matters, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/HSAsg and LinkedIn at https://sg.linkedin.com/company/health-sciences-authority.

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