Assistant Director, Innovation Office (Health Tech Ecosystem Lead) (2 year contract)

Job description

[What the role is] The Health Promotion Board’s vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people. Come be a part of this journey if you’re passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioral change. You will be part of HPB’s Innovation Office, which helps the Health Promotion Board identify, explore and shape innovation opportunities to transform and enhance how we engage and improve the health of our citizens. Reporting to the Deputy Director, Innovation Office, you will drive the industry-facing aspects of IO’s mandate, identifying emerging trends, building strategic health tech partnerships, and brokering collaborations between external technology ecosystem players and internal stakeholders into exploratory pilots. [What you will be working on] As a key member of the Innovation Office , you will connect internal needs with external capabilities to build a robust innovation pipeline aligned to HPB’s strategic priorities. You will work with internal stakeholders to identify, clarify and refine priority problem statements and opportunity areas aligned to HPB’s mission and strategic priorities. You will systematically scan emerging technology trends, platforms and ecosystems to inform how HPB can approach priority problem spaces. You will develop and maintain a diverse network of partners, including technology firms, startups, academia and intermediaries such as incubators and ecosystem builders. You will identify and match relevant external partners to HPB problem statements, and facilitate early-stage collaborations that can move promising ideas into exploratory pilots. You may also support programme teams in accessing external expertise, partners and platforms, and provide guidance to junior officers, interns or temporary staff where relevant. [What we are looking for] An ideal candidate will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual with at least 8–10 years of relevant working experience, with a strong track record in strategy, innovation, policy, transformation, venture building, pilots, or other forms of exploratory work in complex environments. Experience in public health, healthcare or a related sector will be an advantage. The candidate should also possess: Strong ability to identify, assess and shape opportunities in ambiguous contexts, including connecting external developments and emerging trends to organisational priorities. Ability to translate technology signals into relevant opportunity pathways and practical areas for HPB to explore. Strong partnership-building skills and confidence in engaging technology firms, startups, academia, intermediaries and internal stakeholders to broker early-stage collaborations. Familiarity with digital and AI tools and their application in a public health, government, or similarly complex operating environment will be an advantage, though deep technical expertise is not required. Successful candidates will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance.