Senior/ Assistant Director, Processing & Analysis

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Sciences Authority in Singapore seeks a Senior/Assistant Director, Processing & Analysis to lead a team of analysts. You will plan and oversee intelligence and surveillance into breaches of HSA legislations and regulatory standards.

You will oversee deliverables, triage caseloads, and coordinate with higher authorities to ensure timely follow-up actions, while mentoring officers and updating SOPs.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in intelligence analysis or related fields, with supervisory or managerial experience.
• Strong leadership and ability to motivate a team to perform at their best.
• Clear direction and decisive guidance in dynamic situations.
• Sound judgment in overseeing the quality of intelligence deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Oversee production of intelligence deliverables and ensure high standards.
• Allocate and triage caseload across the team.
• Coordinate with Senior Assistant Director/Assistant Director for timely follow-up actions.
• Prioritise requests from other Departments within Enforcement Cluster.
• Provide guidance and mentorship; identify training opportunities.
• Review and update internal SOPs for relevance and effectiveness.
• Drive SOPs/workflows with external agencies where applicable.
• Develop intelligence infrastructure and support systems.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team mentorship

Stakeholder communication

Job description

[What the role is]

As a Senior/Assistant Director, Processing & Analysis in the Health Sciences Authority, you will be leading a team of analysts to plan and oversee the conduct of intelligence and surveillance into breaches and potential breaches of HSA legislations and regulatory standards.

[What you will be working on]

As a Senior/ Assistant Director, Processing & Analysis in the Health Sciences Authority, you will be required to:

• Oversee the production of intelligence deliverables of the team, ensuring analytical outputs are of a high standard.
• Ensure effective allocation and triaging of caseload across the team, balancing operational demands and individual capacity.
• Coordinate closely with the Senior Assistant Director / Assistant Director, Field Intelligence to ensure that intelligence leads gathered by the team receive timely and appropriate follow-up action.
• Judiciously manage and prioritise incoming requests from other Departments within the Enforcement Cluster.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to officers, and proactively identify relevant training and development opportunities to enhance the team’s capabilities.
• Consolidate and continually review internal SOPs to ensure relevance and effectiveness.
• Communicate and drive the effective implementation of SOPs and workflows with external agencies and partners, where applicable.
• Build intelligence infrastructure including the development of the appropriate systems to support intelligence work.

[What we are looking for]

• Extensive background in intelligence analysis or related fields, with experience in supervisory or managerial roles
• Strong leadership and command ability to motivate the team to perform at their best.
• Able to provide clear direction and guidance to the team, whilst remaining adaptable and decisive in dynamic situations.
• Demonstrates sound judgment in overseeing the quality of intelligence deliverables produced by the team.
• Fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Demonstrates foresight in anticipating emerging trends and threats, and proactively positions the team to respond effectively.

The successful candidate will be offered a 1-year contract (with option for automatic renewal for a further one year) in the first instance.