Senior Assistant Director (Epic Research Enablement & Client Management), Office of DGCMIO(Research)

Singapore General Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore is seeking a research focused individual to lead the planning and execution of Epic implementation for research purposes. This role involves overseeing data management platforms and facilitating collaborations across institutions to enhance research impact. The ideal candidate will have at least 12 years of experience in healthcare IT, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a relevant educational background.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant working experience in healthcare IT or research informatics.
• Experience leading multi-institutional stakeholder engagement.
• Strong management skills for complex change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of Epic implementation for research workflows.
• Oversee management of research data and data science platforms.
• Facilitate strong partnerships across institutions to improve research impact.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Healthcare IT experience

Change management

Data governance

Research IT systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree in relevant fields

Tools

Epic

Cerner

AllScripts

Job description

About the Role

You will lead the planning, coordination, and execution of SingHealth’s Epic implementation for the Research Workgroup, ensuring that research workflows are seamlessly integrated across institutions in compliance with policies, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements. You will serve as the primary liaison between clinical, research, IT, and governance stakeholders, driving the strategic adoption, optimisation, and continuous improvement of Epic for research purposes.

In addition, you will oversee client management for SingHealth's research data and data science platforms, supporting researchers, clinicians, and staff across our 12 institutions to maximise their research impact. This includes managing the SingHealth Data Science Innovation and Research Platforms (SDIRP), analytics environments, and high-performance compute resources. You will focus on empowering research teams by enabling secure, timely, and governed access to these platforms, providing guidance and support to enhance their research capabilities, fostering strong partnerships across institutions, and optimising platform use to enhance research quality, efficiency, and impact.

You will play a critical role in balancing diverse stakeholder needs, leading change management efforts, and ensuring operational excellence in service delivery, onboarding, and resource allocation, ultimately helping our talented researchers and clinicians achieve breakthrough discoveries that benefit patient care.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's or Doctoral degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Health/Life Sciences, Public Health Healthcare Informatics, or related disciplines (including quantitative, statistical, biomedical, or healthcare administration fields).
• At least 12 years of relevant working experience, preferably in healthcare IT, clinical research informatics, or large-scale health data platform management.
• Prior experience with Epic or similar clinical information systems (Cerner, AllScripts) is beneficial.
• Proven experience leading multi-institutional stakeholder engagement and managing complex change initiatives across healthcare or research environments.
• Experience in healthcare data management and governance.
• Experience in strategic planning, resource allocation, and service delivery for high-performance computing, data analytics, or research IT systems.
• Experience in working with a large and diverse group of stakeholders and users.
• Experience in research environments (as coordinator, data analyst, or research manager) is an advantage.