Professional Officer

Organisation/Company SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SIT) Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) First Stage Researcher (R1) Country Singapore Application Deadline 26 Sep 2025 - 00:00 (UTC) Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Job Purpose
Professional Officers work with industry partners to co-create commercially viable solutions in healthcare innovation. They deliver on projects that help healthcare institutions and businesses to move up the innovation value chain, addressing critical challenges in Singapore's evolving healthcare landscape. While working on these projects, Professional Officers will have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill setsand enhanced project implementation capabilitiesthat are relevant to industry demands. The success of these initiatives will bring about deeper collaboration with key healthcare stakeholders that will translate the industry engagement into more innovation projects with SIT.
The Professional Officer (Allied Health) will play a pivotal role in advancing healthcare innovation research and projects. Collaborating closely with faculty, healthcare institutions, industry partners, researchers, and students, the SPO will co-create impactful, practical, and commercially viable solutions that address critical healthcare challenges in Singapore, such as (but not limited to) automating processes, AI implementation, workflow redesigning, technology empowerment and improving operational efficiency to tackle issues related to an aging population, chronic diseases, rising healthcare costs and shortage of manpower.
Job Responsibilities
Applied Research and Innovation
Lead and manage projects focused on healthcare innovation and assess the outcome, such as adopting automation systems, implementing AI and analytics in healthcare settings, workflow redesign for productivity improvement, and technology solutions for operational challenges in healthcare institutionsand professionals.
Explore emerging healthcare technologies, frameworks, and practices to advance sustainable healthcare solutions in Singapore's healthcare ecosystem.
Conduct needs assessments and operational efficiency analyses to address real-world healthcare challenges, particularly in varies areas related to allied health, nursing and community health.
Conceptualize, design and implement innovative projects based on deep understanding of healthcare providers' needs and available technologies, matching both of them effectively, with emphasis on practical implementation and measurable outcomes.
Industry Engagement
Collaborate with healthcare institutions and industry partners to co-create solutions that enhance their operations and align with Singapore's healthcare transformation goals (such as Healthier SG, Age Well SG, 3 Beyonds, etc).
Identify emerging trends and opportunities in healthcare innovation to help position SIT as a key partner in health technology advancement.
Foster partnerships with healthcare businesses, government agencies (such as MOH, HPB), and other stakeholders to develop impactful projects that enhance healthcare delivery and population health outcomes.
Serve as a technical professional who will work with local healthcare enterprises to frame projects, identify capabilities needed from the industry ecosystem, IHLs and centers.
Involve in healthcare industry engagements, help to bring in higher value-added projects for the centers in SIT, Polytechnics and ITE.
Leverage strong industry networks to facilitate knowledge