Assistant Director/ Senior Manager, Research

4 weeks ago


Singapur, Singapore GovTech Singapore Full time
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Join us at the Forefront of Shaping Healthier Lives

The Health Promotion Board’s vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people and be recognised as an international authority on health. Come be a part of this journey if you’re passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioural change.

The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is seeking a highly motivated, innovative and dynamic candidate to advance health promotion through the translation of research to practice. The job holder will play an important role in charting the next generation of health promotion by distilling learnings and insights from cutting-edge research, rich data and novel technologies for deployment in nation-scale population platforms.

What you can expect

The jobholder will drive and manage high impact projects (e.g. Proof of Concepts) in priority growth areas by:
 

• Overseeing end-to-end product cycle including ideation, design and implementation of feasibility trials, outcome evaluation and translation into deployable solution at scale

• Working with cross-functional teams comprising subject matter experts, data scientists, deployment teams and practitioners to develop innovative and practicable solutions

• Leveraging partnerships with clinicians, academics and industry to harness external expertise in the development of innovative solutions

• Incorporating behavioural insights in the setup and design of Proof of Concepts

• Demonstrating value to citizens in developed solution through quantifiable outputs and outcomes, and developing compelling narratives to convince and secure buy-in from internal and external stakeholders

Skills & Competencies You'll Bring

• At least 7 years of practical experience overseeing and/or managing end-to-end projects including stakeholder management

• At least 3 years of experience leading cross-functional or multidisciplinary teams to oversee development and implementation of end-to-end product cycles or multi-year projects

• Prior experience working in the field of public health, health sciences, research or quantitative domains will be an added bonus

• Ability to adopt big picture thinking and distil clarity from complex problems

• Ability to make connections across divergent areas and converge into solutioning and problem solving in a fast paced environment

• Ability and willingness to explore and grasp new domain areas quickly

• Strong interpersonal skills for relationship building and negotiations

• Strong project management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to engage a wide range of audience

• Familiarity with behavioural insights and design thinking will be preferred

• Familiarity with research and data analysis will be an added bonus



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