Job Description

What the role is:You are in charge of the medical informatics plans and policies, and development of the medical informatics infrastructure for the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps.What you will be working on:On this, you provide subject matter expertise in the areas of medical informatics and dynamics, and lead the branch to identify core competencies in these areas for development. You also oversee the development of future SAF medical informatics system, ensuring that it is robust to meet future requirements, and keeps pace with rapidly advancing industry standards. Your challenge lies in being able to think critically across the healthcare and informatics domains, adapt to the rapidly evolving medical informatics landscape and to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders to drive initiatives and achieve the work objectives.What we are looking for:You must have as tertiary qualification, preferably in Computer Science, healthcare administration, biomedical science, public health, informatics or a related field, and with at least 5 years\' relevant work experience in implementing healthcare informatics systems in a healthcare institution or medical informatics company. You should have a good understanding of medical informatics systems, and be knowledgeable on the current best practices in the field. You should be capable of leading a team and have-strong writing an communication skills. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.About MINDEF:The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore\'s peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF\'s mission and ensure Singapore\'s security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.

Ministry of Defence