Head of Data Analytics (Research & Data Governance)

We are seeking a senior leader to drive research excellence, programme evaluation, advanced data analytics, and data governance within a complex health and social care environment.

This role provides strategic vision and technical leadership to ensure that policies, programmes, and services are informed by high-quality evidence, rigorous analytics, and strong data governance. The successful candidate will oversee end-to-end research and evaluation, guide advanced analytics, and establish enterprise-level data governance frameworks while leading and developing high-performing specialist teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Set strategy and provide leadership across research, programme evaluation, data analytics, and data governance

• Lead primary research and evaluation initiatives; serve as PI/Co-I where appropriate

• Ensure compliance with research ethics and regulatory requirements (e.g. HBRA)

• Guide rigorous, defensible analytics and the translation of insights for senior decision-makers

• Establish and implement organization-wide data governance and data strategy

• Build strong partnerships with government agencies, academia, and sector stakeholders

• Recruit, mentor, and lead multidisciplinary teams of researchers and data professionals

What we are looking for

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. public health, health services research, economics, epidemiology, gerontology); PhD preferred

• 10 years of hands-on research experience, including publications and applied analytics with 6 years in senior leadership roles managing technical teams

• Strong expertise in quantitative and qualitative methods, statistics/econometrics, and the end-to-end data lifecycle

• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate in complex, multi-agency environments

This is a high-impact leadership role for an experienced research and data executive who wants to shape evidence-based decision-making at scale.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Robert Walters (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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