Public Health Officer (Border and Travel Health)

Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA); Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) is seeking a dedicated individual to enhance public health through strategic disease prevention and control efforts. This role involves formulating and implementing critical health programmes in a dynamic environment, with an emphasis on teamwork and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Preferably with a life science, medical, nursing, Public Health or Epidemiology background.
• Minimum 2-3 years of work experience in public health or travel medicine.
• Continuously keep up-to-date on new developments in the communicable diseases field.

Responsibilities

• Formulation, implementation, monitoring and review of disease prevention and control strategies.
• Develop and implement surveillance programmes.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise for travel health.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Inter-personal Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Life Science

Public Health

Epidemiology

Nursing

Job description

[What the role is]

To protect the health of Singaporeans by reducing the burden of communicable diseases through evidence-based policy formulation, the implementation of effective disease prevention and control programmes, including epidemiological surveillance programmes and timely outbreak response and management.

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]

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Formulation, implementation, monitoring and review of disease prevention and control strategies
• Develop and implement surveillance programmes
• Provide technical subject matter expertise for travel health
• Programme management and administration
  
  
  

[What we are looking for]

Job Requirements:

• Preferably with life science, medical, nursing, Public Health or Epidemiology background
• Minimum 2-3 years work experience work experience in public health or travel medicine
• Strong analytical skillsets, including grasp of data analysis techniques
• Ability to work under pressure and simultaneously on different projects
• Excellent organisational skills and resourcefulness
• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate across disciplines
• Willing to work beyond office hours, especially during outbreaks.
• Continuously keep up-to-date on new developments in the communicable diseases field
  
  
  

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