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The role of Evidence to Practice (ETP) division under the Agency for Care Effectiveness) is to:

• Identify clinical practice gaps (e.g. changes in international practice guidelines or significant developments in new drug classes) that are relevant and of national priority

• Address gaps through the development of national guidance on appropriate care;

• Design, deliver, and evaluate interventions that promote adoption of clinical guidelines.

The Senior Specialist/ Specialist/ Principal Analyst/ Analyst reports to the Lead Specialists of the Evidence to Practice Office (ETP) division (Specialist Tracks) under ACE.

As a Senior Specialist/ Specialist/ Principal Analyst/ Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Conducting formative research and evidence synthesis;

• Developing ACE Clinical Guidelines (ACGs) & evaluating their impact;

• Working with stakeholders to facilitate successful implementation of ACGs

• Developing and delivering quality clinical education in various healthcare settings, as appropriate.

Responsibilities:

Formative research and evidence synthesis; Design and develop ACE Clinical Guidelines (ACGs); Evidence implementation planning, execution, and evaluation

• Identify and synthesise information from a range of sources (e.g. published literature (research or review articles, guidelines, internal MOH reports and drug utilisation reports)

• Critically appraise relevant clinical research studies, epidemiological data, and other information such as guidelines

• Evaluate the validity and relevance of information or international guidelines which may be complex and/or conflicting from a variety of sources

• Survey and interview key opinion leaders, primary care clinicians and other key informants to understand health professional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours

• Identify clinical concerns/issues about guideline recommendations, intervention(s) and potential barriers preventing their optimal use

• Review and synthesise information from a range of sources including evidence from local literature, drug utilisation and clinical audit or survey data to identify practice gaps

• Identify appropriate analytical approaches and conduct data analysis (quantitative or qualitative) as part of formative evaluation or to address the clinical question related to content development work

• Use quantitative or qualitative results to assist with the design of appropriate care program/ products targeting behaviour change and improvement in clinical or cost outcomes

Planning & organisation

• Assist with planning and conducting of meetings such as scoping workshops and committee meetings, and provide secretariat support for the above.

• Assist with the design, editorial, and review processes associated with program interventions, and identifying and managing project risks

• Assist with planning and management of operational workflows and aspects of interventions.

Evaluation of impact

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful dissemination and implementation of ACGs

• Develop and maintain records of work to ensure an audit trail

• Work with the Economic Modelling and Outcomes Evaluation (EMOE) team on the evaluation of ETPO’s products, as appropriate

Communication & engagement

• Maintain links with external academic, professional and clinical institutions to ensure current best practice

• Promote the technical work of the Agency to be recognised as an excellence centre for promoting evidence based and cost effective care in Singapore

• Regular communication with other Divisions within MOH and external stakeholders (e.g. Academy of Medicine, clinical experts)

Training & development

• Undertake continuing personal and professional development to satisfy the required technical competencies

Requirements:

• A degree in a healthcare-related field, such as medicine, medical science, pharmacy, psychology or biomedical engineering, or a degree in economics.

• Postgraduate qualifications in health economics, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology or a related scientific field; alternatively, an equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through research experience and further training.

• At least three years of relevant experience in evidence-based methodologies, epidemiology or healthcare econometrics for formative research roles.

What You Bring:

1. Strong critical appraisal and evidence interpretation skills.

2. Project management experience and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.

3. A commitment to producing rigorous, high-quality research and outputs.

4. Clear verbal and written communication skills.

5. Strong collaboration, stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capabilities.

6. Sound judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

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About the job

The Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) is a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) entity within MOH. The role of ACE is to a) support national policy decision making through evidence-based assessments and appraisals; b) produce national Guidance on appropriate, clinical and cost-effective patient care; and c) design and deliver interventions to ensure maximum value for the system and patients.

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. The role will contribute to broader adoption initiatives for cost effective health technologies, where relevant to ACE’s priorities.

You'll oversee evidence informed evaluation support, implementation planning, adoption strategies, stakeholder engagement, post listing monitoring, committee secretariat functions and continuous improvement initiatives. You'll strengthen the use of data analytics and data science to improve implementation efficiency, monitor adoption outcomes, identify unwarranted variation across institutions, and support more effective translation of ACE recommendations into practice. This requires close collaboration with IT, data and operations teams to develop practical tools and workflow solutions that support timely implementation and sustained adoption.

You'll need to demonstrate strong knowledge of implementation science, quality improvement and/or change management approaches, with the ability to apply these practically to improve uptake, adoption and sustained use of recommended health technologies.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

You'll drive the implementation, adoption and monitoring of subsidised implants and other assigned health technologies, ensuring that MOH subsidy decisions are translated into clear, operationally feasible requirements and adopted appropriately across the public healthcare system.

Implementation & adoption

• 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.

Monitoring & continuous improvement

• 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

Documentation & governance

• Oversee legal documentation processes with companies and relevant stakeholders to support listing outcomes on the MOH Implant Subsidy List.

• 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, with practical recommendations for resolution.

Stakeholder communication and engagement

• Build & maintain effective working relationships with MOH divisions, PHI, clinicians, operations teams, companies, professional groups & other relevant stakeholders.

• Lead stakeholder engagement on medical technology implementation & adoption matters, ensuring that communications are clear, consistent, facilitative & aligned with policy intent.

• Engage stakeholders to build consensus, address implementation barriers & support the appropriate adoption of cost-effective health technologies.

• Provide timely, well written & technically sound responses to enquiries from internal and external stakeholders, including clinicians, committees, companies and members of the public.

• Translate complex technical, legal, operational & policy issues into clear & practical advice for different audiences.

Leadership & capability development

• Supervise, guide & develop officers ensuring clarity of roles, priorities & expectations.

• Review & quality-assure team outputs to ensure technical rigours, 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 to ensure team remains responsive to evolving HTA, medical technology, implementation & adoption demands

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.

• 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.

>utilisation monitoring

> post-listing review

• 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.

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