"Research Fellow (Digital Medicine TRP)"

Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for Research Fellowship under the Institute for Digital Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The World Economic Forum (the Forum) is an International Organisation for Public-Private Cooperation, engaging global leaders to shape major agendas across sectors. Its Centre for Health and Healthcare focuses on enhancing healthcare systems by scaling solutions for resilience, efficiency, and equity through diverse stakeholder engagement.

The Centre has launched the "Digital Healthcare Transformation (DHT) Initiative," a multi-year program to boost public-private partnerships in digital health, data, and AI. This initiative complements the Global Health Equity Network (GHEN), which promotes health equity and patient-centred system transformation.

Singapore, a leader in healthcare delivery and equity due to its investment in digital health, will be highlighted as a World Economic Forum Centre for Health and a Healthcare Country Lighthouse. This collaboration aims to showcase Singapore's healthcare success globally and identify opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships to advance health equity through digital transformation.

The fellowship is for 3 years (or until February 2028, whichever comes first, if applicable). Initially, a 1-year contract will be offered, renewable based on performance.

Purpose of the Post

This role is based in Singapore and hosted within the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. The Fellow will be involved in projects from the Forum's Centre for Health and Healthcare. The Fellow will report directly to the Forum's Lead for Digital Healthcare Transformation.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• The Fellow will act as project manager and content expert in Digital Healthcare Transformation and will work in partnership with a paired Fellow in Health Equity.
• Working on the topics of digital health and health data to research and draft a White Paper on Singapore's health system transformation journey, including leading interviews with key Digital Healthcare Transformation stakeholders and identifying future opportunities for collaboration.
• Develop and execute a dissemination plan for key learnings from the paper, including public engagement opportunities and convening interested stakeholders to share best practices.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the broader GHEN team to incubate and manage a regional public-private working group focused on specific Digital Healthcare gaps and opportunities identified in the research, to support the building on existing Singapore-led work in Southeast Asia to develop and execute a dissemination plan of key learnings and best practices identified via Forum events and public engagement channels as well as collaboration in digital health area.
• Contribute to the Forum's broader global Digital Health strategy with Singapore-based insights and case studies - linking also to the Digital Healthcare Transformation Initiative in partnership with the Health Equity Fellow
• Drive partner engagement opportunities in Singapore with all relevant stakeholder groups across sectors.

Qualifications

Preferred requirements and experience
• Doctoral degree in relevant fields such as digital health, health data, AI & frontier tech, or medicine.
• At least 8 years of professional experience with expertise in health industry strategies and operations across various regions.
• In-depth knowledge of digital health and tech, including clinical, technical aspects, social determinants, and impact measurement methodologies.
• Extensive experience collaborating with public and private sector stakeholders in Singapore on multi-sectoral partnerships.
• Proficient in analy