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Principal Analyst /Specialist / Senior Specialist, Medical Technology Evaluation
Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE)
Singapore, UAE
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Manager
Onsite
3 weeks ago
Implementation scienceQuality improvementData analyticsStakeholder engagementProgramme managementHealth technology assessment
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About the Role
The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) seeks a Team Lead to oversee the implementation, maintenance and adoption of recommended health technologies, focusing on medical technologies and implants.
Key Skills for This Role
Implementation scienceQuality improvementData analyticsStakeholder engagementProgramme managementHealth technology assessment
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
- Identify & address implementation barriers and operational risks arising from subsidy conditions, company submissions, product grouping, institutional workflows, procurement arrangements & IT system constraints
- Use data analytics and data science approaches to identify utilisation trends, adoption gaps, unwarranted variation across institutions, implementation barriers & opportunities for improvement
- Oversee legal documentation processes with companies and relevant stakeholders to support listing outcomes on the MOH Implant Subsidy List
- Build & maintain effective working relationships with MOH divisions, PHI, clinicians, operations teams, companies, professional groups & other relevant stakeholders
- Supervise, guide & develop officers ensuring clarity of roles, priorities & expectations
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in biomedical engineering, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, health sciences, healthcare management, data science, health informatics or a related field
- 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
- 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
- Able to translate policy, funding and subsidy decisions into practical, operationally feasible implementation plans across PHIs
- Strong programme management capability, including milestone tracking, risk management, performance monitoring, reporting & escalation
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
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Role Overview
- The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) is a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) entity within MOH.
- As Team Lead, Medical Technology Implementation and Adoption, you'll lead a team responsible for supporting the implementation, maintenance and adoption of recommended health technologies, with a focus on medical technologies and implants.
Critical Accountabilities
- Drive the implementation, adoption and monitoring of subsidised implants and other assigned health technologies.
- Lead the implementation and maintenance of the MOH Implant Subsidy List.
- Develop & coordinate implementation plans to support timely and appropriate uptake of subsidised implants.
- Work with relevant MOH divisions, PHI, clinicians, operations teams, companies & internal ACE stakeholders.
- Identify & address implementation barriers and operational risks.
- Co develop practical solutions with stakeholders to facilitate implementation, uptake & adoption.
- Support adoption levers such as utilisation monitoring, targeted stakeholder engagement, clinical decision support prompts.
- Identify opportunities to redesign workflows, improve processes & use digital or data enabled solutions.
Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
- Use data analytics and data science approaches to identify utilisation trends, adoption gaps, unwarranted variation.
- Work with IT, data & operations teams to develop tracking tools, workflow solutions & other digital enablers.
- Translate implementation and monitoring needs into clear business requirements for IT & data teams.
- Evaluate the impact of implementation & adoption initiatives using relevant process, utilisation, affordability & outcome indicators.
Documentation & Governance
- Oversee legal documentation processes with companies and relevant stakeholders.
- Review & provide well considered responses to queries on legal/contractual terms, listing conditions & implementation requirements.
- Work with relevant MOH divisions and stakeholders to ensure documentation supports compliance, transparency & operational clarity.
- Identify & escalate material legal, policy or implementation risks in a timely manner.
Stakeholder Communication and Engagement
- Build & maintain effective working relationships with MOH divisions, PHI, clinicians, operations teams, companies, professional groups.
- Lead stakeholder engagement on medical technology implementation & adoption matters.
- Engage stakeholders to build consensus, address implementation barriers & support appropriate adoption.
- Provide timely, well written & technically sound responses to enquiries.
- Translate complex technical, legal, operational & policy issues into clear & practical advice.
Leadership & Capability Development
- Supervise, guide & develop officers ensuring clarity of roles, priorities & expectations.
- Review & quality assure team outputs to ensure technical rigour, policy relevance, consistency & appropriate judgement.
- Anticipate workload pressures, implementation risks & stakeholder sensitivities & develop practical mitigation plans.
- Foster a collaborative, accountable & improvement oriented team culture.
- Identify capability needs & support continuing professional development.
Job Requirements
- 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.
- Working knowledge of medical technologies, medical devices and/or implants.
- Good understanding of Singapore’s healthcare system, PHI workflows, clinical governance, healthcare financing.
- Working knowledge in one or more of: healthcare operations, implementation planning, quality improvement, HTA, health economics, data analytics/data science or health informatics.
- 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.
- Strong understanding of healthcare operations, institutional workflows, operational constraints & frontline implementation challenges.
- Able to identify implementation barriers and operational risks.
- Able to support the design, testing, refinement and evaluation of implementation interventions.
- Able to identify & address unwarranted variation in uptake, utilisation, formulary alignment, hospital inventory or implementation.
- Able to use data to inform implementation strategy, monitor adoption, identify variation, evaluate impact & support continuous improvement.
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