Assistant Director, Innovation Office (Health Tech Ecosystem Lead) (2 year contract)
At a glance
Director-level Channel & Partnerships role at Sggovterp. Health Promotion Board · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Shape internal health problems into clear opportunity areas tied to strategic priorities
- Track emerging technologies, platforms and ecosystems to guide exploration of priority problem spaces
- Build partner relationships across technology firms, startups, academia, incubators and ecosystem builders
- Match outside capabilities to HPB needs and broker collaborations that can become exploratory pilots
- Support teams with external expertise and guide junior officers, interns or temporary staff when needed
What you bring
- At least eight to ten years of relevant work across strategy, innovation, policy, transformation, venture building or pilots
- A record of assessing and shaping opportunities when the context is ambiguous and complex
- The ability to turn technology developments into practical pathways connected to organisational priorities
- Confidence building partnerships with technology firms, startups, academia, intermediaries and internal stakeholders
Who this fits
You’ll suit work that combines ecosystem scanning, opportunity shaping and early-stage partnership building in a complex setting. The role is based at the Health Promotion Board in Singapore and reports to the Deputy Director, Innovation Office. It is offered as a two-year contract initially.
From the employer
[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.
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