Senior Specialist / Principal Analyst / Senior Analyst, Evidence to Practice

About the role

The Evidence to Practice (ETP) division of the Agency for Care Effectiveness (ACE) identifies clinical practice gaps, develops national guidance on appropriate care and designs, delivers and evaluates interventions that promote adoption of clinical guidelines. The Senior Specialist / Principal Analyst / Senior Analyst / Analyst reports to the Lead Specialists of the ETP division and is responsible for formative research, evidence synthesis, ACE Clinical Guidelines (ACGs) and their implementation.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and synthesise information from published literature, guidelines, internal Ministry of Health reports and drug utilisation reports, and critically appraise clinical research, epidemiological data and international guidelines
• Survey and interview key opinion leaders and clinicians to understand health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, and identify practice gaps and barriers to guideline use
• Design and develop ACE Clinical Guidelines, plan and evaluate their implementation, and design dissemination and implementation strategies
• Work with stakeholders to implement ACGs and deliver quality clinical education in healthcare settings
• Apply implementation and behavioural science frameworks to design care programmes and products that improve clinical or cost outcomes
• Plan and run meetings such as scoping workshops and committee meetings, and support editorial and risk management processes
• Work with the Economic Modelling and Outcomes Evaluation team on product evaluation and maintain records for an audit trail
• Maintain links with academic, professional and clinical institutions and communicate with other divisions and external stakeholders
• Undertake continuing professional development

Required profile

• Degree in a healthcare field (medicine, medical science, pharmacy, psychology, biomedical engineering) or economics
• Postgraduate qualification in health economics, public health, implementation science, behavioural science, biostatistics or epidemiology, or equivalent knowledge gained through research experience and training
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in evidence-based methodologies, epidemiology or healthcare econometrics (formative research)
• Experience working with healthcare institutions in Singapore is advantageous

Required skills

• Critical appraisal of guidelines and scientific studies
• Project management experience
• Good verbal and written communication and teamwork skills
• Time management and decision-making acumen