Chief Specialist Scientist
Core
Provide strategic scientific leadership and lead pioneering multidisciplinary research programmes in cancer and non-communicable disease (NCD) research.
Role type
Senior IC chief specialist scientist (strategic leadership & research)
Builds
National and international multidisciplinary research programmes
Domain
Academic biomedical research (cancer and NCD)
Required skills
strategic scientific leadership, grant acquisition and management, postgraduate supervision, high-impact publication, translational research, team mentorship, budgeting and risk management, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
international collaborative partnerships, translational precision medicine, policy document contribution, MBChB
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Initiate and lead novel national and international multidisciplinary research programmes; Secure and manage substantial national and international grant funding as Principal Investigator; Supervise and mentor postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early- and mid-career scientists; Translate research findings into public health impact, policy contributions, and innovation outputs; Contribute towards unit management, budgeting, and operational oversight.
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
