Assistant Director, Data Engineering & Architecture (1 year contract)
Core
Leading the design and governance of the National Lifestyle Repository (NLR), a platform integrating Singapore's health and community ecosystem data for precision public health.
Role type
Senior IC data engineering and architecture lead (team leadership)
Builds
National Lifestyle Repository (NLR) – a 360-degree citizen-centric data platform
Domain
Public health / Precision Public Health / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Data architecture design, Data governance strategy, Cloud infrastructure planning (AWS/Azure), Python/R programming, Team leadership, Stakeholder negotiation, Pipeline development oversight, Cross-agency partnership management
Preferred skills
Healthcare IT experience, Health promotion domain knowledge, Population-level analytics
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Python, R
Responsibilities
Define technical vision and architecture roadmap for the NLR, Lead data partnerships with government agencies to secure data sharing agreements, Mentor and manage a team of data engineers, Translate policy requirements into strategic technical directions, Research and prototype new engineering approaches
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership