Disease Prevention Specialist

1 week ago

Singapore beBeePublicHealth Full time $90,000 - $120,000
Job Description:

The role of a Public Health Officer is to support the formulation and implementation of disease prevention and control strategies. This involves working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders, and making sound policy recommendations based on analytical and critical thinking abilities.

  • Formulate evidence-based policies to reduce the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) through effective rapid response and outbreak management, surveillance programmes, policymaking, and prevention programmes.
  • Develop national policies and standard operating procedures for control of healthcare-associated outbreaks, monitor their effectiveness, and recommend improvements.
  • Lead disease epidemiological investigations, propose control measures, oversee the implementation and evaluation of control measures, and prepare reports for relevant stakeholders and the public.
  • Develop HAIs surveillance programmes, sensemaking of surveillance data to inform public health policies and systems, and regularly review the design and processes for surveillance systems.

Duties also include conducting data analysis to identify trends and understand the epidemiological situation of pathogens in Singapore, preparing disease-specific epidemiological situation reports, and maintaining high-quality surveillance data.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

To succeed in this role, you will need strong analytical and critical thinking abilities, the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge, and ways of working, as well as the ability to seek continual improvements, innovate, and manage risks.

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to support the crafting of sound policy recommendations.
  • Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge, and new ways of working.
  • Ability to seek continual improvements, and to innovate and experiment while managing the risks involved.

Additionally, you will need good interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work well with internal and external partners, and concise writing skills to convey information verbally and in writing.

About Us:

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases in Singapore. We safeguard the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration.

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