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Careers at GIS

The GIS is dedicated to creating a social culture that is focused on excellence, knowledge sharing, individual initiative and coordinated action.  We have focused on recruiting and rewarding excellent people and establishing systems that will sustain this culture of excellence.  Our scientists come from the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Singapore, from industrial and academic positions and from diverse disciplines. We believe this intellectual diversity is essential for a robust and competitive institute in biomedical discovery. This diversity is unified in the pursuit of science for public health and public prosperity.

Click on the position links above to know more about current openings available at the GIS.

Work Culture

Breaking away from traditional boundaries of scientific discipline and institutional organization, the GIS is structured to encourage integration by promoting collaborations and the free exchange of ideas, knowledge and expertise. We acknowledge talent over rank as we empower our scientific pioneers to pursue coordinated explorations into new scientific territory. In this process we reach out to collaborators both in academia and industry, regionally and internationally, to help find novel and facile solutions to biomedical problems. 

In addition, the GIS offers a vibrant and innovative environment that is conducive for collaboration between scientists from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and disciplines.

We also enjoy an active social calendar with events for our staff and family.

Why Singapore

Singapore is a city-state with one of the highest standards of living in the world, seeking to become an international hub for the biomedical sciences. The Genome Institute has significant long-term resources and administrative flexibility to accomplish this national goal. Singapore, being one of the most globally oriented countries in the world, is the ideal location to establish an international center for genomic research.

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Career Opportunities

We are seeking highly motivated, pioneering individuals interested in making an impact in sciences internationally and in the development of biomedicine in Asia.

If you are game for a rewarding and exciting career with GIS, please write to us at gisrecruit@gis.a-star.edu.sg

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