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Research Officer/Senior Research Officer (NHCS/RO/D)
Role summary
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The Research Officer/Senior Research Officer is expected to support clinical or biomedical research at the National Heart Centre Singapore. Responsibilities may include study coordination, data collection and analysis, laboratory or clinical research procedures, literature reviews, documentation, and preparation of reports or presentations. Candidates typically require a relevant degree in biomedical science, life sciences, medicine, nursing, public health, or a related discipline. Research experience, knowledge of clinical research methods, data-management skills, and familiarity with regulatory or ethics requirements are advantageous. The successful candidate should be organised, analytical, detail-oriented, and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with clinicians, scientists, and research teams.
Can I work in Singapore?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hospital offer first; it registers you with the Nursing Board (equivalent training, valid licence, maybe an exam) and sponsors an S Pass (SGD 3,300+) or Employment Pass.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Only healthcare institutions with inpatient services can bring in foreign nurses, and the Singapore Nursing Board deals with their HR teams only, never with agents.
Official source: Singapore Nursing Board: foreign-trained nurses and midwives. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Singapore
Usual for Healthcare jobs in Singapore, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Hospital applies to the Nursing Board for you: training, licence, practice in last 5 years; maybe an exam |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Work Permit staff: employer pays levy, bond and insurance (by law); relocation help is an expat perk |
| Housing | Public hospital groups offer foreign nurses a housing allowance (Ministry of Health, May 2023) |
| Flights | Work Permit staff: flight home paid by the employer (by law); others only if the offer says so |
| Contract | Work Permit up to 2 years; S Pass and Employment Pass up to 2, then 3; notice 1 day to 4 weeks by default |
| Leave | 7 to 14 days (by law; many get more); 11 public holidays; 14 days' sick leave, 60 in hospital |
| Income tax | 0% up to SGD 20,000 a year, then 2% to 24% (about 3% at SGD 60,000); resident rates on a 1-year pass |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About National Heart Centre of Singapore Pte Ltd
National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) is Singapore’s national and regional referral centre for cardiovascular disease. It is part of SingHealth, Singapore’s largest public healthcare group, and works closely with Singapore General Hospital and Duke-NUS Medical School. NHCS provides comprehensive services covering prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term management of heart conditions, including cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine, and heart transplantation. The centre also conducts clinical, translational, and population-health research to improve cardiovascular care and outcomes. Its workforce includes doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, scientists, researchers, and administrative specialists. Employees operate in a highly regulated, multidisciplinary environment with opportunities to contribute to innovative healthcare programmes and research that serve patients in Singapore and across the region.