The SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute (SDGHI) aims to address current and emerging health challenges in Southeast Asia and more widely in Asia-Pacific. Working in collaboration with partners such as other academic institutions in the region, private sector partners, governments, policy makers, NGOs, industry and donors, the Institute seeks to tackle prevalent health challenges, strengthen national health systems as well as better insulate countries from pandemics and disease threats.

The Innovation Science in Global Health core is one of the five core areas of focus within SDGHI. Its work is divided into three streams: -

1. Integrate a global health focus within existing innovation programmes in SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) to respond to major burdens-of-disease across Asia;
2. Enable the adoption of innovations-at-scale by identifying and responding to systems-related requirements in Asia in close collaboration with regional partners; and
3. Advance capacity for innovation science in Asia to address pressing global health challenges.

SDGHI’s Innovation Core priority initiatives include: 

1. Increasing the understanding of how AI and digital health solutions may be used to benefit Global Health and deployed as a tool to increase access and improved health outcomes for the population of the region.
2. Conducting a landscape assessment of the use of AI in Global Health in Southeast Asia to better understand systems-related requirements for wider scale adoption together with our partners.  
3. Building a regional portfolio of innovation projects that we will be actively supporting, including frugal innovation projects, global surgery innovation, novel rapid diagnostic test and systems, innovation for maternal and new-born care, and service delivery innovation.

We are recruiting a Research Fellow to support and lead these efforts and initiatives. The selected candidate will report to the Lead, Innovation Science in Global Health, and perform a variety of project management, partner coordination, outreach, and education support activities to support the Core’s initiatives.

The responsibilities include:

• Support the formation and establishment of a portfolio of regional innovation projects that show promise, potential for replicability and possible paths to scale.
  • Coordinate and supervise the interactions with involved institutions, NGOs, teams, donors, private sector parties and other key stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities for grants or other appropriate funding opportunities to fuel and drive new or existing projects.
  • Support in scanning for innovation projects of interests in the region in dialogue with partners, NGOs and researchers. 
• Integrate a global health focus within existing appropriate innovation programmes and projects.
  • Manage, plan, and coordinate multiple innovation initiatives to ensure that they are completed on time and within budget.
  • Consult and collaborate with stakeholders within and outside of the SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC to provide operational and technical support.
• Enable the adoption of innovations-at-scale by identifying and responding to systems-related requirements in Asia in close collaboration with regional partners.
  • Participate in the development and scale-up of innovation projects, including supporting operational research to improve in-country capacity.
  • Support countries in situation analysis, identify programme/project opportunities, and provide assistance to improve programme implementation.
• Advance capacity for innovation science in Asia to address pressing global health challenges.
  • Assist inthe development of a global health graduate certificate programme.
  • Prepare reports and communicate updates on innovation activities to SDGHI’s management team.
  • Provide administrative oversight for the Core’s projects.
  • Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein or as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

• PhD in Public Health, Global Heath, Science, Social Science or other disciplines related to Global Health Innovation. Alternatively, a Medical Degree with additional Global Health and Innovation experience may be considered. 
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience and have working knowledge of healthcare organisations and regional health systems in both academic and clinical settings.
• Possess strong project management, coordinationand analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A strong team player with demonstrated ability to interact and work with stakeholders and team members across various functions and levels in an organisation.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to communicate well across a variety of medium.
• Experience in data reporting and academic publication preferred.
• Prior experience working with institutions in low-income and middle-income countries, particularly in Asia, would be advantageous.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, statistics, data visualisation and presentation software.
• Able to travel regionally.