Vision Scientist

19 hours ago

Singapore Essilor Full time

Position Summary

This position reports to the R&D Vision Sciences Singapore manager, based in the Essilor R&D centre in Singapore. The other team members are Vision Scientists or Assistant Vision Scientists.

The R&D Vision Sciences team’s objective is mainly to improve myopia control lenses for children by understanding the mechanisms of ametropia development. Within this context, the role of the Vision Scientist is to conceive and conduct experiments aiming to better understand the interaction between ophthalmic lenses and the human visual system, either internally or externally with academic research partners.

Scope of Business/ Function - Key Areas of Expertise

Design and set up experiments on the interaction between the human visual system and ophthalmic lenses

Analyze the outcomes of those experiments

Protect key concepts through patents

Communicate internally and externally the conclusions of the above experiments

Animate functionally multidisciplinary research teams

Work with other R&D teams in France, China and USA

Set up collaborative research work with local and foreign universities

Propose new research directions and convince the organization of their relevance

Key Responsibilities - Key Activities & Deliverables

Experimentation & idea generation

Generate new ideas and ways to better understand myopia & myopia control in children

Design and implement experiments to validate those ideas

Analysis and reporting of the results

Protection of key concepts through patents

Functional supervision of assistant vision scientists for those experiments

Scientific communication

Drafting of scientific article for publication in international peer reviewed journals

Presentation of results at international scientific congresses (conferences or posters)

Collaborative Research

Interact with Essilor R&D teams from different countries

Functional management of research teams locally and abroad

Interact with academic partners

Overseas travel to oversee collaborations

Key Requirements

Operated as researcher/post-doc in one or more of the following BUs: R&D, Healthcare

Working experience overseas will be an advantage.

PhD in Vision Sciences or equivalent

**Required competencies for the job**:
Optometric background/understanding

Myopia research

Data analysis & Statistics

Computer programming (e.g., R, Matlab)

GCP

Good publication track record

**Additional competencies considered as a plus**:
Intellectual property (basics)

Advanced optics

Ocular biometrics

Pre-requisites

Team player

Organization ability, time management, planning skills

Excellent communication skills, oral (public speaking) and written expression

Willing to take initiatives, quick learner

Fully autonomous

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