Senior / Manager (Health Analytics)

Ministry of Health (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Health (Singapore) is seeking a dynamic Healthcare Analytics Specialist to analyze service utilization, optimize operations, and drive a data‑driven culture across MOH policy, cluster and research partners.

You will apply data science and econometrics techniques to understand utilization patterns, monitor demand, and develop projection models to support workforce planning and service delivery.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in OR/ Economics/ Mathematics/ Data Science/ Business Analytics.
• Proficiency in R, Python or Stata for data analysis.
• Experience applying data science or econometrics to healthcare analysis.
• Strong communication and collaboration with policy, cluster and research partners.
• Experience in developing analytics training programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze healthcare service utilization and provide actionable insights.
• Collaborate with policy partners to elevate analysis depth and precision.
• Monitor, project and optimize patient demand and healthcare supplies.
• Develop and maintain monitoring and reporting framework for stakeholders.
• Analyze specialty- and occupation-specific utilization patterns and projections.

Education

Honours Degree in Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science or Business Analytics

Tools

R

Python

Stata

Job description

What The Role Is

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Healthcare Analytics Specialist to join our team, playing a pivotal role in analyzing healthcare service utilization, optimizing operations, and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making within the Ministry of Health (MOH). 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

• Analysis of Healthcare Service Utilization:
• Apply data science and econometrics techniques to meticulously understand and provide actionable insights into healthcare utilization patterns.
• Collaborate closely with policy, cluster, and research partners to harness their domain expertise, elevating the depth and precision of our analysis.
• Monitoring, Projections, and Optimization of Healthcare Services:
• Conduct in-depth assessment of healthcare operations and resource needs.
• Employ data science techniques to continually monitor, project, and optimize patient demand and healthcare supplies.
• Systematically validate and review methods, ensuring ongoing refinement and alignment with emerging best practices.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework, providing timely updates to key stakeholders.
• Analysis and Projection of Healthcare Manpower:
• Conduct in-depth analysis on specialty- and occupation- specific healthcare utilization patterns
• Develop occupation- specific projection demand models based on demographic shifts, health utilization patterns, chronic disease trends and policy shifts
• Monitor and validate projection accuracy, refining models to improve reliability and ensure consistent methodologies in healthcare workforce planning

What We Are Looking For

• Good Honours Degree, preferably in Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science or Business Analytics
• Proficient in a scientific computing language (such as R, Python or Stata)
• Proven experience applying data science or econometrics techniques to healthcare analysis.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with policy, cluster, and research partners.
• Experience in developing and delivering training programs for analytics skills.
• Passion for promoting a data-driven culture and advancing analytics capabilities within the organization.

Key Competencies Required:

• 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.