Economic Development Board
Senior/ Public Health Officer (National… at Economic… · Novena
Mid LevelOn-siteFull-timeNovena, Singapore
Job Description
Senior/ Public Health Officer (National Immunisation Registry)
Location: CDA - Novena Office Tower A, Level 23
[What the role is]
As a Senior/Public Health Officer of the Immunisation Policy and Strategy (IPS) Division, you will be contributing to the Division’s objective of minimising morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases of public health importance through shaping national immunisation policies and strategies.
You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.
[What you will be working on]
You will ensure the smooth function of the National Immunisation Registry (NIR), including attaining high quality data, monitoring, reporting and analysing immunisation coverage in Singapore in relation to prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. You will oversee the functions of NIR by working with the relevant stakeholders, including data requestors and providers from other agencies and the IT vendor assisting in the NIR back-end functions. In addition, you will manage public enquiries and requests on vaccination related issues involving the NIR from members of public and healthcare professionals.
As the key administrator of the NIR system, you will also be involved in establishing and maintaining system linkages for data flow, ensuring proper data governance, as well as maintaining the NIR system to ensure its operational readiness.
As part of the review of the national vaccination programme, you will monitor the NIR data closely, support the conduct of relevant statistical analysis on an ongoing basis to understand disease trends, vaccination coverage and implications. You will also generate relevant reports to inform policy decisions.
Due to the cross-cutting nature of the work, you will have the opportunity to interact with respective MOH and healthcare stakeholders, in the maintenance and improvement of the NIR system.
[What we are looking for]
Effective managing of accurate and secured information on notification of vaccination records received from Public Healthcare Institutions and private General Practitioners to the NIR
Verify, review and update procedures as needed operationally and/or by regulatory requirements
Maintaining the NIR system to ensure its operational readiness
Ensure compliance to protocols for information security and management
Working with stakeholders on the data flow to and from the NIR
Enhance enablers to drive the national immunisation programmes
Job Requirements
Work experience in public health-related field would be an added advantage
Good personal management and organisational abilities to engage a large variety of stakeholders
Possess good leadership skills and strong project management to work with the IT vendor team effectively and meet stipulated timelines
Meticulous, with an eye for details, to ensure that the NIR is maintained with good quality data
Forward-thinking, analytical mindset
Good data and statistical literacy, with the ability to read, work with, analyse and communicate data; proficient in python, R programming, strata and SQL
Committed to work and willingness to work under pressure
Good understanding of local and international communicable disease control principles