Director of Data & AI Platforms & Strategy

NHG Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NHG Health seeks a Director of Data Engineering to lead NHG’s data and AI transformation, turning strategy into reliable platforms, pipelines, APIs and AI/ML infrastructure used across clinical, research and operations teams.

Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, you will build and coach a multi-disciplinary team, set architecture standards, and ensure secure, scalable data products that deliver measurable clinical and operational value at NHG.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of experience in software/data engineering or related technology leadership roles.
• Minimum 5 years leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong depth in data engineering, cloud infrastructure, API design, integration architecture.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-grade platforms with reliability, security and governance.
• Experience with DevOps, DataOps, MLOps including CI/CD, testing, monitoring, IaC.
• Ability to communicate strategy and delivery risks to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of NHG data strategy and its engineering delivery.
• Build and run data and AI platforms; ensure security and scalability.
• Ensure production readiness and day-2 monitoring for AI capabilities.
• Embed privacy, governance and responsible AI in engineering practices.
• Lead and grow the engineering team; recruit and develop talent.
• Manage technology and vendor choices aligned with national initiatives.
• Partner with NHG and national stakeholders to translate needs into solutions.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud infrastructure

API design

DataOps/MLOps

CI/CD

Production operations

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (advantage)

Job description

NHG Health seeks a Director of Data Engineering to lead NHG’s data and AI transformation, turning strategy into reliable platforms, pipelines, APIs and AI/ML infrastructure used across clinical, research and operations teams.

Reporting to the Chief Data Officer, you will build and coach a multi-disciplinary team, set architecture standards, and ensure secure, scalable data products that deliver measurable clinical and operational value at NHG.