Senior / Manager (Health Analytics)

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Healthcare Analytics Specialist to join our team, playing a pivotal role in analyzing healthcare service utilization, optimizing operations, and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making within the Ministry of Health (MOH). 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. Responsibilities 1. Analysis of Healthcare Service Utilization: • Apply data science and econometrics techniques to meticulously understand and provide actionable insights into healthcare utilization patterns. • Collaborate closely with policy, cluster, and research partners to harness their domain expertise, elevating the depth and precision of our analysis. 2. Monitoring, Projections, and Optimization of Healthcare Services: • Conduct in-depth assessment of healthcare operations and resource needs. • Employ data science techniques to continually monitor, project, and optimize patient demand and healthcare supplies. • Systematically validate and review methods, ensuring ongoing refinement and alignment with emerging best practices. • Develop and maintain a comprehensive monitoring and reporting framework, providing timely updates to key stakeholders. 3. Analysis and Projection of Healthcare Manpower: • Conduct in-depth analysis on specialty- and occupation- specific healthcare utilization patterns • Develop occupation- specific projection demand models based on demographic shifts, health utilization patterns, chronic disease trends and policy shifts • Monitor and validate projection accuracy, refining models to improve reliability and ensure consistent methodologies in healthcare workforce planning Requirements • Good Honours Degree, preferably in Operations Research, Economics, Mathematics, Data Science or Business Analytics • Proficient in a scientific computing language (such as R, Python or Stata) • Proven experience applying data science or econometrics techniques to healthcare analysis. • Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with policy, cluster, and research partners. • Experience in developing and delivering training programs for analytics skills. • Passion for promoting a data-driven culture and advancing analytics capabilities within the organization. Key Competencies Required: • Thinking Clearly & Making Sound Judgements – Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to support the crafting of sound policy recommendations; ability to grasp timelines, operating context and ground realities. • Learning & Putting Skills into Action - Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and apply new skills, knowledge and new ways of working. • Improving & Innovating – Ability to seek continual improvements, and to innovate and experiment while managing the risks involved. • Working Effectively with Stakeholders – Ability to mobilise and rally partners and stakeholders towards a collective purpose. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.