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Institute of Technical Education · 1 month ago

Specialist Team Lead / Senior Scientist (Pesticides Residues)

SFA - NCFS

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

The SFA, Singapore Food Agency, is dedicated to ensuring a safe food supply for Singapore. The Specialist Team Lead / Senior Scientist will lead the Pesticide Residue Team in conducting testing and risk assessments to support food safety regulations while developing testing capabilities and ensuring compliance with international standards.

Responsibilities

Lead the team in conducting pesticide residue testing, ensuring the delivery of reliable results and compliance with required turnaround times

Oversee and guide the teams to maintain smooth laboratory operations, manage administrative matters, and uphold the laboratory quality assurance programme in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards

Plan and lead the procurement of scientific equipment and laboratory supplies based on operational needs, ensuring full compliance with all financial rules and regulations

Serve as an expert witness in court to support prosecution cases related to the enforcement of food safety rules and regulations

Train and mentor team members to ensure their technical competency and continuous professional development

Lead the team in experimental design, technology evaluation, methodology optimisation, and troubleshooting

Oversee the validation and accreditation of new testing methods to support food safety testing and incident investigations

Lead training initiatives for capacity building and organise proficiency testing programmes to strengthen NCFS’s role as a food testing reference laboratory

Conduct data analysis to facilitate sound risk assessments, supporting policy reviews, national regulatory limit setting, and adjustment of food safety programmes

Review and update pesticide regulatory limits to ensure alignment with international standards and scientific developments

Lead the assessment of pesticide dossiers for registration purposes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements

Communicate testing outcomes, technical findings, expert opinions, and research achievements through reports, presentations, and scientific publications

Qualification

Analytical ChemistryPesticide Residue TestingISO/IEC 17025 2017LC-MS/MSGC-MS/MSData AnalysisNetworking SkillsCommunicationSelf-Motivation

Required

Master or PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Food Science, Organic chemistry, or other related scientific fields

Good knowledge and hand-on experience in sample extraction, cleanup and detection of chemical hazards using advanced instrumentation such as LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, LC-HRMS, GC-HRMS

Excellent written and verbal skills

Good networking and negotiation skills

Demonstrate proactiveness, self-motivation, ability to work independently, and willingness to take on additional duties when required