Senior Manager / Manager (Future Systems & Innovation)

Ministry of Health (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Health (Singapore) invites applications for a role in the Future Systems & Innovation Division, shaping MOH's innovation strategy and national AI roadmap.

You will coordinate with policy divisions, drive funding strategy for health innovation, and engage local and international partners to translate proven technologies into national impact.

The role requires strategic planning, policy translation, and strong stakeholder management in a fast-paced public sector environment.

Qualifications

• Education in Healthcare/ Science/ Engineering/ Technology fields.
• Strategic planning and policy translation.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and teams.
• Ability to work under tight timelines.
• High standards of professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement MOH's innovations strategy.
• Manage MOH Health Innovation Fund and funding strategy.
• Engage key stakeholders and partners to translate innovations to national impact.

Skills

Strategic planning

Policy translation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Education in Healthcare/ Science/ Engineering/ Technology

Job description

What The Role Is

The Future Systems & Innovation Division oversees MOH’s innovation strategy, which aims to catalyse and drive the translation of good, cost-effective health innovations and technologies into impactful implementations across the Singapore healthcare ecosystem. Key areas are MOH’s national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, the use of robotics and automation, sensors and wearables, and other product/process innovations. This involves steering, supporting, evaluating health technologies in the public healthcare sector and roadmapping proven technologies or solutions through to national level impact. To support this strategy, FSID has established a pathway for wider adoption, scaling and mainstreaming (e.g. MOH policies, regulations, platforms, procurement); administers the MOH Health Innovation Fund; and works closely with a wide network of both internal and external stakeholders and partners to develop an enabling ecosystem. All FSID officers need to flex across strategic planning, resource management, and stakeholder management and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.

What The Role Is

The Future Systems & Innovation Division oversees MOH’s innovation strategy, which aims to catalyse and drive the translation of good, cost-effective health innovations and technologies into impactful implementations across the Singapore healthcare ecosystem. Key areas are MOH’s national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, the use of robotics and automation, sensors and wearables, and other product/process innovations. This involves steering, supporting, evaluating health technologies in the public healthcare sector and roadmapping proven technologies or solutions through to national level impact. To support this strategy, FSID has established a pathway for wider adoption, scaling and mainstreaming (e.g. MOH policies, regulations, platforms, procurement); administers the MOH Health Innovation Fund; and works closely with a wide network of both internal and external stakeholders and partners to develop an enabling ecosystem. All FSID officers need to flex across strategic planning, resource management, and stakeholder management and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders. 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

As an individual contributor, you will have the opportunity to work on the following:

• Strategic planning and implementation of MOH’s innovations strategy – particularly on MOH’s national AI roadmap and mission strategy, robotics and automation, and other potentially high-impact process and product innovations. This will require working closely with MOH policy divisions, and wider ecosystem stakeholders, and may involve you supporting strategic workgroups/ taskforces.
• Administer and drive the MOH Health Innovation Fund and funding strategy. This will also involve measuring and tracking the success of grant investments, to ensure alignment of funded activities with desired innovation strategy outcomes; as well as conducting regular policy reviews and innovating or refreshing our funding strategy to better achieve grant objectives.
• Be a relationship manager to key stakeholders (e.g. a healthcare cluster) to drive the broader innovation strategy and facilitate programme/ project outcomes as supported by the MOH Health Innovation Fund. This will also involve strategic local and international engagements to forge multi-stakeholder partnerships, ensure a collaborative and enabling ecosystem and clear translation pathway for proven innovations to scale towards national impact.

What We Are Looking For

• Education in Healthcare/ Science/ Engineering/ Technology fields
• Strategic planning, healthcare and/or STEM fields
• Policy, operations, and technology roadmapping or translation
• Strong analytical skills, as well as written and oral communication skills
• Team player who is comfortable working with and leveraging synergies of different teams/divisions/entities
• Able to work under pressure within tight timelines
• High standards of professionalism

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.
• Serving with Heart, Commitment and Purpose – Ability to commit to the work scope to deliver on agency and whole-of-government outcomes.

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