Health Promotion Board

Public Health

AssistantDirector,DataEngineering&Architecture(1yearcontract)

Singapore FULL TIME
The Brief

“Assistant Director, Data Engineering & Architecture (1 year contract) at Health Promotion Board. Skills: Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Platform Design, Data Governance. Provide strategic leadership. Provide technical direction”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver personalised lifestyle programmes at scale

Industry & Context.

Public Health
Problems you'll solve

Resolve escalated issues; Resolve cross-cutting strategic issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

At least 8 years of working experience, Minimally 2 years in supervisory roles, Data engineering or data architecture experience, Proven track record in designing and managing large-scale, scalable data platforms, Experience across on-premises and cloud-based environments, Demonstrated experience leading data engineering teams, Oversight across pipeline development and data governance workstreams, Experience in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, Foundation in solution architecture design, Foundation in infrastructure planning, Foundation in data quality management, Foundation in data governance strategy, Ability to translate high-level policy and business requirements into clear technical directions, Proficiency in coding and programming, Interpersonal and negotiation skills, Maturity to build collaborative relationships, Comfortable operating in a fast-paced matrix environment, Meticulous attention to dependencies and milestones, Meticulous, result-driven, and intellectually curious, Drive and perseverance to seek continuous improvement, Champion innovation within the team, Genuine interest in digital health, Genuine interest in healthcare, Genuine interest in health promotion, Appreciation for Precision Public Health, Appreciation for population-level analytics

Nice to Have

Prior experience in healthcare IT, Prior experience in health promotion, Prior experience in cross-agency data governance processes

What You'll Do.

Provide strategic leadership

Provide technical direction

Define technical vision

Own architecture roadmap

Own data governance frameworks

Guide pipeline development

Guide ecosystem support

Guide governance operationalisation

Contribute to data portability strategy

Lead data partnerships

Secure data sharing agreements

Secure consent frameworks

Translate policy requirements

Translate business requirements

Provide strategic oversight

Provide technical guidance

Resolve escalated issues

Drive improvements across 5Vs

Research new technologies

Prototype new technologies

Champion adoption of new technologies

Surface strategic issues

Resolve strategic issues

Mentor data engineers

Develop data engineers

Set workstream priorities

Guide requirements distillation

Engage senior stakeholders

Shape future use cases

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Build collaborative relationships across stakeholders; Facilitate win-win collaborations at strategic level

Communication Scope

Interpersonal skills; Negotiation skills

Process & Methodology

Manage dependencies, Manage milestones

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