Public Health Officer/ Senior Public Health Officer

Communicable Diseases Agency

Fixed Terms

Closing on 11 Sep 2025

What the role is

As an officer in the Advanced Methods and Analytics Division, you will be part of a team that conducts data analysis to inform national policy development, surveillance and preparedness for infectious diseases. This role requires not only relevant technical expertise but preferably a broad scientific knowledge of infectious diseases as well. You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on

You will design evaluation approaches and implement appropriate statistical methods or mathematical models to assess the impact of public health interventions on infectious diseases, including assessments of health outcomes and economic impact. Your work will transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that support evidence-based public health decision making and interventions.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Synthesise evidence from literature and other data sources and conduct critical appraisals of published evidence to inform evaluation approaches
• Design and implement robust analytical approaches for evaluating outcomes and economic impact
• Parameterise model-based economic evaluations by analysis of appropriate data and literature review
• Prepare and present project outputs to stakeholders

What we are looking for

Job Requirements:

• Minimally a recognised education in health economics, public health, statistics or epidemiology.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in programme or policy evaluation.
• Demonstrated working knowledge on programme evaluation frameworks and approaches.
• Demonstrated experience in cost-effectiveness and impact analyses using ex-ante or ex-post evaluation approaches using R, STATA and/or TreeAge.
• Ability to identify, frame, formulate and solve problems, make judgments based on analysis and interpretation of complex data or situations, as well as assess and devise appropriate responses.
• Ability to work with considerable initiative and independence and as a team member in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate highly complex ideas, methods, and disseminate results clearly and succinctly to a wide audience of varying technical levels, including non-technical audience.

Attributes and aptitude:

• Analytical thinking.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Strategic thinking and planning abilities.
• Collaborative mindset.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

About Communicable Diseases Agency

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established in 2025 as a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases. This is aimed at strengthening Singapore's public health capabilities built during the COVID-19 response to ensure a unified command and coordinated approach across all situations, from routine disease control to future outbreaks.
CDA safeguards the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration. Beyond domestic activities, the CDA aims to expand Singapore's global outreach and foster collaboration with international partners.

About your application process

This job is closing on 11 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Communicable Diseases Agency or the wider Public Service.