Description
GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government's capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.
As the Product Policy Lead for the Healthtech Cluster, you will drive policy outcomes across the cluster's health products and establish the product policy capability for the cluster. You will work directly with product teams, MOH and the public healthcare family to identify blockers, develop pragmatic policy strategies, and align digital products with regulatory, clinical, operational and public interest needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the cluster policy agenda:
- Identify and prioritise system-level opportunities for policy intervention across the cluster's product portfolio
- Coordinate policy positions across multiple product teams
- Scan the digital health, clinical and regulatory landscape and translate developments into strategic insight
- Policy–product integration:
- Translate policy intent and constraints into actionable guidance for product teams
- Help MOH and healthcare institutions understand how product design choices intersect with health policy goals
- Advise on trade-offs between user experience, compliance, clinical and operational risk, and health system outcomes
- Strategic problem solving:
- Identify systemic barriers to effective digital delivery in healthcare
- Co-develop solutions with internal and external stakeholders that balance compliance with innovation
- Use systems thinking and data to assess the long-term implications of policy–product decisions
- Stakeholder engagement:
- Establish trusted partnerships with senior leaders across MOH, the healthcare clusters and related agencies
- Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, legal and policy teams
- Communicate clearly and persuasively across technical, clinical and policy audiences
- Building the team:
- Establish how product policy operates within the cluster
- Recruit, mentor and manage product policy officers over time
- Contribute to the Whole-of-Government Product Policy practice
Requirements:
- Government Acumen: Deep understanding of how regulations, governance processes and public accountability shape digital delivery
- Healthcare Domain Familiarity: Experience in public healthcare, health policy, healthcare financing and regulation, clinical governance, health technology assessment, healthcare delivery, health data management or community care
- Product Orientation: Comfortable working with digital product teams, understanding product life cycles and prioritising user needs
- Systems Thinker: Able to challenge entrenched systems, anticipate downstream impacts, navigate ambiguity and identify root causes in complex environments
- Senior Stakeholder Influence: Proven ability to build trust with and influence senior leaders across a public ecosystem
- Leadership & Ownership: Self-starter who sets direction independently and takes responsibility for outcomes
- Strong Communicator: Excellent written and verbal communication
What we offer:
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee benefits, including leave benefits and employee wellness programs