Senior/Health Policy Analyst (Strategic Planning)

Ministry of Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Health in Singapore is seeking a policy and strategy professional to help drive the long-term development and transformation of Singapore's public healthcare sector. You will build strategic alignment across the wider public healthcare system and explore opportunities to engage with the private sector.

In a fast-paced environment, you will manage multiple priorities and stakeholders while developing governance frameworks, monitoring outcomes, and shaping initiatives to improve

Qualifications

• Background healthcare/ healthcare management and exposure to strategy and policy work is preferred.
• Strong analytical and system thinking skills, ability to translate data into actionable strategies.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building to influence stakeholders.
• Resourcefulness and openness to new ideas and ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Drive longer-term development and transformation of Singapore's public healthcare sector.
• Build strategic alignment across public healthcare and explore integration opportunities with private sector.
• Analyse health system governance and design, monitor outcomes, and identify gaps and risks.
• Develop strategy for private healthcare sector, aligning with broader health system outcomes.

Skills

Strategy & policy

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Policy implementation

Healthcare management

Education

Healthcare management background

Public policy exposure

Job description

What the role is:

You will drive the longer-term development and transformation of Singapore's public healthcare sector to meet evolving national needs. This entails building strategic alignment across the wider public healthcare sector and envisioning the role for the private healthcare sector.You will be working in a fast-paced and highly volatile environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on:

Your work will span two core areas:(i) Health System Governance and Design. Analyse and develop strategies to build a high-performing, healthy and sustainable health system for Singapore, through health systems planning, system governance frameworks (e.g. accountability documents, leadership engagement platforms, board appointments), outcomes monitoring (e.g. monitoring of system and cluster performance), and gaps and risk analysis.(ii) Private Healthcare Sector. Analyse and develop strategy for private healthcare sector, identifying areas of complementarity with public healthcare to achieve broader health system outcomes. This includes strategic assessment of private sector capabilities, market dynamics, and integration opportunities with public healthcare delivery.

What we are looking for:

• Background healthcare/ healthcare management and exposure to strategy and policy work is preferred
• Strong critical, analytical and system thinking skills (i.e., ability to gather, analyse and sense make data and insights, and translate them into actionable strategies)
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and interpersonal skills (i.e., ability to influence internal and external stakeholders to strike alignment and drive progress towards our strategies and transformation of the sector)
• Resourcefulness, innovation and an attitude of open-mindedness (i.e., ability to activate resources in support of our work, interest in finding new and better ways of doing things, open to engaging with differing views and ideas)
• Highly driven, goal-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced work environment
• Ideal candidate should also possess the following key competencies:
• Thinking Clearly & Making Sound Judgements – Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to support the crafting of sound policy recommendations; ability to grasp timelines, operating context and ground realities.
• Learning & Putting Skills into Action - Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge and new ways of working.
• Improving & Innovating – Ability to seek continual improvements, and to innovate and experiment while managing the risks involved.
• Working Effectively with Stakeholders – Ability to mobilise and rally partners and stakeholders towards a collective purpose.
• As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment

About Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) vision is to champion a healthy nation with our people – to live well, live long and with peace of mind. As an open country constantly exposed to an interconnected world, Singapore faces complex issues in public healthcare. MOH constantly grapples with new challenges brought on by an increasingly globalised world, a rapidly ageing population and rising expectations. MOH’s responses to these challenges include preventing and managing the outbreak of diseases such as SARS and Influenza A (H1N1), designing a healthcare system that delivers care in an integrated and effective manner, growing the capacity and capabilities within the sector, and managing healthcare inflation.As an MOH officer, you will be involved in formulating and implementing policies that guide Singapore’s healthcare ecosystem. You will work alongside a team with varied skills and backgrounds, but with the common goals of (i) promoting good health and reducing illnesses; (ii) ensuring that Singaporeans have access to good and affordable healthcare; and (iii) pursuing medical excellence. Your work will have far-reaching impact on the health and lives of Singaporeans.