14 Research Scientist jobs in Malaysia

The Centre for Advanced Technologies in Online Safety (CATOS; was established in 2023 to host Singapore's Online Trust and Safety (OTS) Programme, a national research programme that leads the advancement of whole-of-nation technology capabilities to monitor and tackle online harms. The Systems Engineering Pillar of CATOS focuses on translational research and development, including evaluating, testing and integrating research output into needle-moving applications. One of the major outcomes will be a technological platform with an integrated suite of deep tech OTS engines, which analyses various internet sites and platforms for fast-trending harmful online content, such as non-factual claims, deepfakes, and hateful and toxic content. Different combinations of OTS engines can then be integrated and adapted to address the specific requirements of various stakeholders.

This role will be responsible for systematically evaluating AI models and datasets to understand the strengths and weaknesses of existing tools in this field and identify ways to adapt promising tools to their intended applications. The work will create valuable knowledge to inform end-users and technology researchers, helping to ensure that the technologies from CATOS and its partners are of desirable performance and robustness for the intended use cases and applications.

The candidate will assume the following roles and responsibilities:

• As a Research Scientist, contribute to the evaluation of emerging technologies and data underneath the technologies, which often require hands-on tech skills and data analytic / data science capabilities.
• Actively review relevant tech landscape from both academics and industry, construct datasets, perform evaluation, generate reports, and communicate the methodology, findings, and key takeaways.
• Collaborate with senior team members, stakeholders and cross-functional teams to incorporate requirements that may come from the evolving nature of the landscape.
• Contribute to key CATOS events that are aimed at engaging the researchers, industry, public agencies, NGOs and the general public.

JOB REQUIREMENT:

• A PhD degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering / Information Systems / Computational Social Science / Societal Computing / Human Computer Interaction or equivalent.
• A compelling scientific publications track record and demonstrable independent research capabilities.
• Hands-on experience in using machine learning, deep learning frameworks and models, especially expertise in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Data Visualization, and Human-Computer Interaction.
• Proficient with programming languages. (e.g., Python, Java, C/C++, MATLAB)
• Experience and expertise in (Multi-Modal) Large Language Models are especially valued.
• Cross-disciplinary research experiences are especially valued, especially those related to online trust and safety.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for working in a multicultural work environment.
• Candidates with no experience may apply.

Our research and engineering work is highly interdisciplinary, agile, and pragmatic in nature.

• We expect everyone to take ownership of their role, responsibilities, and tasks.
• We encourage everyone to speak upwhen they have feedback or ideas for improvement.
• We provide honest feedback to one another, which can be tough at times, but it fosters rapid learning.
• We careabout each other'sprofessional growth and well-being.

When applying, please share at least two representative research projects or publications that you have developed independently or contributed to significantly.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

• Analyze business data to interpret business reports, trends and provide suggestions for Management and Head of Department (HOD)
• Drive data remediation projects with existing team.
• Using data driven approach to identify business drivers which can lead to revenue growth and increased profitability.
• Develop visualization and presentation for dissemination of analytical results and derivation of actionable insights.
• Define and optimize marketing automation strategy and build customer segments to facilitate marketing targeting.
• Perform root cause analysis, fix data quality issues and provide ongoing reports.
• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture including assembling large complex data sets to be ready for data analytics.
• Manage database and CRM data, solving any problem during analysis and implementation with Japan Headquarter and HOD.
• Communicate report findings/business insights to business stakeholders through meaningful dashboard/data visualization tools.
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models, while monitoring and analyzing model performance and data accuracy.
• Work collaboratively with key departments and Manager in delivering high quality analytics support to management and other stakeholders using statistical and analytical skills and tools.
• Ensure initiatives are aligned with policies and standard operating protocols.

• Identifying and analyzing business needs
• Conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives
• Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology.
• Translating business requirements into application requirements
  
  

• Ability to rapidly assimilate information and processes related to one or several tracks within the Data & Analytics
• Capacity to understand, analyze and depict high level architecture or solutions to turn data to insight.
• Knowledge and experience in gathering requirements, functional design, testing and working with business processes.
• Understanding of how IT affects an organization and ability to link it to redesigned business processes.
  
  

• Utilize data analysis tools and programming languages (e.g., SQL) to manipulate and analyze data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations.
  
  

• Assist in project planning and coordination for data analysis initiatives.
• Track and report on project progress, ensuring that timelines and objectives are met.
  
  

• Networks with other PPG Analysts to understand how IT solutions are deployed in other areas to solve business problems.
• Foster and maintain good relationships with customers and IT colleagues to meet expected customer service levels.
• Share responsibility with other team members to ensure on-time product delivery, which require a clear understanding of expectations and capabilities as well as the ability to act effectively as a team member.
  
  

• Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• 0-2 years of IT or a related discipline experience. Outstanding fresh graduates are welcome.
• Analytical and conceptual skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Must have a strong systems and process orientation.
• Must be comfortable working remotely and lack of face-to-face time with colleagues and managers.
  
  

As a Data Analysis Specialist I you will responsible for projects and acts as a liaison between the Business and the application development teams. She/He contributes to the different phases of the application life cycle, such as data modeling, maintenance, support and enhancements. Moreover, the Data Analyst responsibilities consist of:

• Identifying and analyzing business needs
• Conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives
• Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through new technology or alternative uses of existing technology.
• Translating business requirements into application requirements

Key Responsibilities

Business Skills

• Ability to rapidly assimilate information and processes related to one or several tracks within the Data & Analytics
• Capacity to understand, analyze and depict high level architecture or solutions to turn data to insight.
• Knowledge and experience in gathering requirements, functional design, testing and working with business processes.
• Understanding of how IT affects an organization and ability to link it to redesigned business processes.

Technical Skills

• Utilize data analysis tools and programming languages (e.g., SQL) to manipulate and analyze data.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations.

Project Management Skills

• Assist in project planning and coordination for data analysis initiatives.
• Track and report on project progress, ensuring that timelines and objectives are met.

Interpersonal Skills

Data Analyst, Analyst II is an individual contributor is responsible for tasks within a specific domain, focusing on their individual work:

• Networks with other PPG Analysts to understand how IT solutions are deployed in other areas to solve business problems.

• Foster and maintain good relationships with customers and IT colleagues to meet expected customer service levels.
• Share responsibility with other team members to ensure on-time product delivery, which require a clear understanding of expectations and capabilities as well as the ability to act effectively as a team member.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• 0-2 years of IT or a related discipline experience. Outstanding fresh graduates are welcome.
• Analytical and conceptual skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including technical writing.
• Must have a strong systems and process orientation.
• Must be comfortable working remotely and lack of face-to-face time with colleagues and managers.

PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

The Integrated Operations Team is responsible for the strategic planning, execution, and continuous improvement of our core seller programs. Additionally, the team holds ownership of the commercial team’s quarterly target setting and performance management processes, while also administering incentive computations for the commercial team. Furthermore, the team operates the Commercial Academy—a dedicated initiative that designs and deploys soft- and hard-skill training programs to enhance workforce capabilities.

Job Description:

• Analyze and enhance business strategies using data, optimizing resources across various teams, like sales operations, seller programmes.

• Lead our commercial target-setting process to guide business growth effectively, Create and maintain dashboards to keep track of key performance indicators.

• Work with Business Intelligence and Data Product teams to ensure our data is accurate and actionable for key stakeholders.

• Spot trends and opportunities in seller program design for improvements and maintain strong governance of financial viability.

• Monitor seller performance and provide insights to refine seller programs and optimise KAM incentive distributions according the efficient seller target setting process.

• Conduct targeted analyses to solve unique business challenges, offering data-driven solutions. Provide strategic insights to leadership on sales operations, including incentives and profitability models.

• Collaborate with Seller Engagement and Sales Operations teams to manage seller communications and inquiries.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or related field.

• At least 3-4 years of experience in Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or commercial operations (e-commerce, consulting, or retail).

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; you thrive in teamwork settings.

• Quick learner who adapts well to changing environments and priorities.

• Solid analytical abilities, especially with Excel; familiarity with data tools such as SQL is a plus but not mandatory.

• Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated. Project management experience is a bonus.

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Founded in 2012, Lazada Group is the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. We are accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. With the largest logistics and payments networks in the region, Lazada is a part of our consumers’ daily lives in the region and we aim to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030. Since 2016, Lazada is the Southeast Asia flagship platform of the Alibaba Group powered by its cutting-edge technology infrastructure.

Founded in 2012, Lazada Group is the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. We are accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. With the largest logistics and payments networks in the region, Lazada is a part of our consumers’ daily lives in the region and we aim to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030. Since 2016, Lazada is the Southeast Asia flagship platform of the Alibaba Group powered by its cutting-edge technology infrastructure.

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If you have a particular interest on how the pre-IPO journeys of listed companies evolve prior to their listing, we seek experienced FP&A team members to support the strategies and development of our clients through report generation and data interpretation, financial analysis, and mastery of data management to ensure accurate data for critical decision making.

We are seeking talents who are:

• Positive in their thinking

• Able to manage oneself, team members and clients under high pressure environment in a professional manner

• Value the importance of being collaborative

• Thrive and crave on problem solving

• Invested in producing quality work

Your Role

As a Senior Associate Consultant, Financial Planning, Data, and Analysis, you will use your professional knowledge and experience with accounting and finance fundamentals, leading assignments, coordination with clients, and service delivery to optimize operational efficiency and client experience.

• Reports to our senior executives leading the professional consulting services provided to the portfolio of IPO assignments that we advise

• Critical skill sets include strong fundamentals developed from your prior training either in corporate finance / reporting accountants / external audit (of corporates)

• The core features of this role would involve quantitative analysis and reporting, financial modeling and analysis, provide investment decision support and conduct business reviews providing performance insights, analyze and maintain the profitability level of business units / division / branch, cash management and treasury related functions

• Your ability to work well with other professional and client team members in ensuring timely deliverables is crucial to job success

Key Responsibilities

• Perform data analysis on output arising from periodic reporting cycles and management reporting data points

• Support budget management and reporting processes

• Monitor KPI performance of businesses and perform ad-hoc analysis

• Analyze, control and communicate sales, projects, and margin

• Maintain data accuracy, alignment and meaningfulness for commercial financial decision making and KPI reporting

• Gather and consolidate operational sales data

• Support analysis of costs and potential benefits of sales and marketing campaigns

• Manage the reporting of weekly / monthly sales data, collaborate with commercial team to deliver sales forecast

• Participate in budgeting process, providing financial data insights and observations

• Support ad hoc projects within the business with the aim of constant improvement of efficiency of the reporting processes

• Gain trust and respect with internal team members through sound analysis, allowing the organization to make well-informed commercial decisions

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Economics or equivalent

• Relevant professional qualification such as MIA, ACCA, CPA Australia, ICAEW, etc. (both fully qualified and semi qualified welcomed to apply)

• Minimum 1 to 2 years’ finance experience, ideally within an FP&A team

• Understanding of financial analysis and controlling techniques

• Analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn

• Superior Excel skills

• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships

• Good communication and coordination skills

• Flexible approach to work and evolving organizational priorities

• Prior experience with modern accounting technology such as QBO / Xero / NetSuite / SAGE300 / PowerBI / Tableau / StoreHub relevant to this role is an added advantage

• Experience of working in professional assignments, in a professional Firm setting is an added advantage

Advantageous if you also possess one or few of the following:

• Self-driven and possess inclination towards use of technology for professional services

• Open to learning new technical knowledge

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills

• Possess competent working knowledge with softwares and advanced MS Word, MS Excel

• Possess complete / fully qualified accounting qualification

Additional Notes:

Being a position based with our consulting team, you would be working with our internal senior executives, while serving our portfolio of pre / post IPO clients. You shall be assigned to work from both our physical office (based out of KLCC / Pavilion KL area) and the clients’ office as the situation requires.

ACCA Careers Kuala Lumpur City, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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If you have a particular interest on how the pre-IPO journeys of listed companies evolve prior to their listing, we seek experienced FP&A team members to support the strategies and development of our clients through report generation and data interpretation, financial analysis, and mastery of data management to ensure accurate data for critical decision making.

We Are Seeking Talents Who Are

• Positive in their thinking
• Able to manage oneself, team members and clients under high pressure environment in a professional manner
• Value the importance of being collaborative
• Thrive and crave on problem solving
• Invested in producing quality work
  
  

• Reports to our senior executives leading the professional consulting services provided to the portfolio of IPO assignments that we advise
• Critical skill sets include strong fundamentals developed from your prior training either in corporate finance / reporting accountants / external audit (of corporates)
• The core features of this role would involve quantitative analysis and reporting, financial modeling and analysis, provide investment decision support and conduct business reviews providing performance insights, analyze and maintain the profitability level of business units / division / branch, cash management and treasury related functions
• Your ability to work well with other professional and client team members in ensuring timely deliverables is crucial to job success
  
  

• Perform data analysis on output arising from periodic reporting cycles and management reporting data points
• Support budget management and reporting processes
• Monitor KPI performance of businesses and perform ad-hoc analysis
• Analyze, control and communicate sales, projects, and margin
• Maintain data accuracy, alignment and meaningfulness for commercial financial decision making and KPI reporting
• Gather and consolidate operational sales data
• Support analysis of costs and potential benefits of sales and marketing campaigns
• Manage the reporting of weekly / monthly sales data, collaborate with commercial team to deliver sales forecast
• Participate in budgeting process, providing financial data insights and observations
• Support ad hoc projects within the business with the aim of constant improvement of efficiency of the reporting processes
• Gain trust and respect with internal team members through sound analysis, allowing the organization to make well-informed commercial decisions
  
  

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Economics or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification such as MIA, ACCA, CPA Australia, ICAEW, etc. (both fully qualified and semi qualified welcomed to apply)
• Minimum 1 to 2 years’ finance experience, ideally within an FP&A team
• Understanding of financial analysis and controlling techniques
• Analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn
• Superior Excel skills
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Flexible approach to work and evolving organizational priorities
• Prior experience with modern accounting technology such as QBO / Xero / NetSuite / SAGE300 / PowerBI / Tableau / StoreHub relevant to this role is an added advantage
• Experience of working in professional assignments, in a professional Firm setting is an added advantage
  
  

• Self-driven and possess inclination towards use of technology for professional services
• Open to learning new technical knowledge
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
• Possess competent working knowledge with softwares and advanced MS Word, MS Excel
• Possess complete / fully qualified accounting qualification
  
  

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• Employment type Contract

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