Job Description

The mission of SFA is to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore. The National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) supports SFA\xe2\x80\x99s vision of ensuring safe food for all by being a national reference laboratory on food science, conducting food safety monitoring to generate scientific data for enforcement of food regulations, support of risk assessment and protection of consumer health. NCFS oversees the application of science and technology to enable an evidence-based approach for ensuring food safety in partnership with stakeholders across the entire food chain and research institutions to address emerging food safety and security concerns.

You will be part of a dynamic team of Food Safety Rapid Response Department (FSRRD) under NCFS to provide support to SFA\xe2\x80\x99s food safety regulatory testing and market monitoring programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn and apply a wide range of cutting-edge testing and diagnostic techniques to solve real world problems and safeguard the food safety for Singaporeans. The Specialist Teams under FSRRD strive to continue developing our scientific knowledge and testing capabilities to keep pace with the challenges of emerging foodborne chemical and biological hazards. We collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to enhance food safety standards and to support food security initiatives such as high-tech urban farming and novel foods.

You will be deployed to the Food Additives Specialist Team under FSRRD, playing a key role in developing new analytical methods for strengthening and broadening the testing capabilities and for enabling risk assessment to support SFA\xe2\x80\x99s operation needs for food safety regulatory function and market monitoring programmes. You are also required to conduct review of food safety from time to time.

Based on the operation needs of the Department and your career advancement path, there are ample job rotation opportunities to broaden your scientific knowledge and sharpen your professional skills.

What you will be working on

a) Propose testing strategy, develop and validate new test methods to accommodate the operation needs and keep laboratory competency abreast of international food regulatory development.
b) Explore approaches for strengthening laboratory productivity via automation and digitisation.
c) Perform sample testing on food additives to support SFA food safety regulatory and monitoring programs, implementing laboratory quality system to ensure full compliance to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements.
d) Serve as an expert witness in Court to support prosecution cases for the enforcement of food safety rules and regulations.
e) Showcase the scientific achievements of the Specialist Team through scientific publication in peer-reviewed journals as well as through the delivery of presentation on specialised areas in regional and international seminars, workshops, and conferences.
f) Plan and execute procurement of scientific equipment and laboratory supplies based on the operation needs, ensuring full compliance with financial rules and regulations.
g) Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen regulatory science pertaining to food additives.
h) Contribute to laboratory training and organisation of proficiency testing program in support of the NCFS\xe2\x80\x99s role as WHO Collaborating Centre for Food Contamination Monitoring and WOAH Collaborating Centre for Food Safety.
i) Carry out other assignments as designated by the upper management.

What we are looking for

• The candidate should have minimally a good degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Food Science, or other related scientific fields.
• Good knowledge and hand-on experience in sample extraction, cleanup and detection of foodborne chemical hazards using advanced instrumentation.
• Prior experiences in implementing ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory quality system is beneficial.
• Possession of skills in data analytics is an advantage.

Work Location:
National Centre for Food Science, Techquest, 7 International Business Park, Singapore 609919

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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