Strategic Lead, Medical Technology Implementation

Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE); Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) Singapore seeks a Team Lead, Medical Technology Implementation and Adoption to steer the rollout of subsidised implants and other health technologies across public healthcare institutions. You will supervise a team, translate policy into operational plans and drive data‑driven adoption initiatives.

Qualifications include a biomedical/health sciences background, 5–8 years in HTA, policy or implementation, and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in biomedical engineering, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, health sciences, healthcare management, data science, health informatics or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification in public health, health services research, epidemiology, health economics, implementation science, healthcare management, data science, health informatics or a related field is desirable.
• Equivalent knowledge & experience acquired through relevant work experience, research, professional training or continuing development may also be considered.
• Working knowledge of medical technologies, medical devices and/or implants, including how such technologies are used, procured, implemented & monitored in healthcare settings.
• Good understanding of Singapore’s healthcare system, PHI workflows, clinical governance, healthcare financing & the broader policy context within which MOH operates.
• Working knowledge in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous: healthcare operations, implementation planning, quality improvement, health technology assessment (HTA), health economics, data analytics / data science or health informatics would be advantageous, particularly where applied to healthcare operations, implementation monitoring, utilisation review or quality improvement.
• Experience working with IT, data, operations or clinical teams to define business requirements, develop digital tools, and support workflow improvement would be advantageous.
• Min 5–8 years of relevant working experience in healthcare policy, healthcare operations, HTA, implementation, service planning, public health, health services research or related areas.
• Able to translate policy, funding and subsidy decisions into practical, operationally feasible implementation plans across PHIs
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, institutional workflows, operational constraints & frontline implementation challenges.
• Able to identify implementation barriers and operational risks arising from subsidy conditions, clinical criteria, product groupings, institutional workflows, procurement arrangements & IT system constraints.
• Able to support the design, testing, refinement and evaluation of implementation interventions, including targeted stakeholder engagement, utilisation monitoring & clinical decision support prompts where relevant.
• Able to identify & address unwarranted variation in uptake, utilisation, formulary alignment, hospital inventory or implementation of recommended health technologies across PHIs
• Able to use data to inform implementation strategy, monitor adoption, identify variation, evaluate impact & support continuous improvement.
• Able to work with IT and data teams to translate operational and policy requirements into practical digital solutions, tracking tools or workflow improvements.
• Able to combine implementation science, quality improvement, data analytics and stakeholder engagement to improve efficiency and achieve more effective implementation outcomes.
• Strong programme management capability, including milestone tracking, risk management, performance monitoring, reporting & escalation of issues affecting implementation timelines or adoption outcomes.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex or sensitive policy, technical and operational issues clearly to different audiences.
• Good stakeholder management skills, including the ability to work with clinicians,PHIs, operations teams, companies, MOH divisions and internal ACE stakeholders to resolve implementation issues and support appropriate adoption.
• Sound judgement, attention to detail, adaptability and ability to work across policy, technical and operational domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of the MOH Implant Subsidy List, including translating subsidy decisions, clinical criteria, product groupings and listing conditions into clear operational requirements.
• Develop & coordinate implementation plans to support timely and appropriate uptake of subsidised implants and other recommended health technologies.
• Work with relevant MOH divisions, Public Healthcare Institutions (PHI), clinicians, operations teams, companies & internal ACE stakeholders to support implementation of funding recommendations across the public healthcare system.
• Identify & address implementation barriers and operational risks arising from subsidy conditions, company submissions, product grouping, institutional workflows, procurement arrangements & IT system constraints.
• Codevelop practical solutions with stakeholders to facilitate implementation, uptake & adoption across institutions, including organisational readiness assessments where relevant.
• Support adoption levers such as utilisation monitoring, targeted stakeholder engagement, clinical decision support prompts, and clarification of funding & implementation requirements.
• Identify opportunities to redesign workflows, improve processes & use digital or data enabled solutions to support efficient implementation and effective adoption of recommended health technologies.
• Use data analytics and, where relevant, data science approaches to identify utilisation trends, adoption gaps, unwarranted variation across institutions, implementation barriers & opportunities for improvement.
• Work with IT, data & operations teams to develop tracking tools, workflow solutions & other digital enablers to improve implementation efficiency, transparency & accountability.
• Translate implementation and monitoring needs into clear business requirements for IT & data teams, including data definitions, workflow requirements, reporting needs & outcome measures.
• Evaluate the impact of implementation & adoption initiatives using relevant process, utilisation, affordability & outcome indicators

Skills

Implementation science

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Health policy

Education

Bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering

Postgraduate qualification in public health/health economics

Job description

The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) Singapore seeks a Team Lead, Medical Technology Implementation and Adoption to steer the rollout of subsidised implants and other health technologies across public healthcare institutions. You will supervise a team, translate policy into operational plans and drive data‑driven adoption initiatives.

Qualifications include a biomedical/health sciences background, 5–8 years in HTA, policy or implementation, and strong stakeholder engagement.