Health Informatics Specialist
Technology
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the health care system.
Picture the job
Where you'd usually workA desk of screens, or a server room
- Mostly indoors
- Sitting for most of the day
- Dealing with customers or the public
- Regular working hours
An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.
In Malaysia
In Malaysian public hospitals this work sits in the hospital IT unit, typically led by a Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat F44 with F41 officers, who run the Hospital Information System (HIS) and other MOH systems. 'Health informatics specialist' is rarely an advertised title; private hospital groups hire HIS/EMR analysts instead.
- How people get into it here
- SPM → STPM/matriculation/foundation or diploma → Bachelor's in computer science/IT, health informatics or biomedical/health sciences → hospital IT unit, MOH or private hospital HIS team; a Master's in health informatics helps for specialist roles.
- Government post
- Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat Gred F9 (dahulu F41), e.g. hospital IT units under KKM · starts at RM2,580 a month
Sources:spa.gov.myappshoshas.moh.gov.my
Pay in Malaysia
Government starting pay
RM2,580 – RM3,020
per month
Official basic pay for the government grade, before allowances. Private-sector pay can differ.
SPA — Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat Gred F9 · Aug 2024
How far is this from you?
Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.
1
Entry straight after SPM
2
SPM + sijil / short TVET course
3
Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)
4
Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)
Typical entry
Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route
How to get here
Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.
Asasi / Foundation
One-year runway into a specific university: public via UPU or private direct entry.
Diploma
Skill-first qualification. Work after, or enter degree Year 2. Polytechnics keep it affordable.
Check what you may qualify for
Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.
Quick answers
How do you become a Health Informatics Specialist in Malaysia?
SPM → STPM/matriculation/foundation or diploma → Bachelor's in computer science/IT, health informatics or biomedical/health sciences → hospital IT unit, MOH or private hospital HIS team; a Master's in health informatics helps for specialist roles.
What should I study to become a Health Informatics Specialist?
Related fields of study: Computer Science and Allied Health. SPM subjects that help most: Computer Science / ICT, Electrical & Electronic Eng. Studies, English and Biology.
How much does a Health Informatics Specialist earn in Malaysia?
The official pay scale put starting pay at RM2,580 – RM3,020 a month (source: SPA — Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat Gred F9, Aug 2024).
What you'd do all day
The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.
Also known as
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Subjects that matter here
The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.
What you'd need to know
The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.
- Computers and Electronics84%
Computer Science / ICTElectrical & Electronic Eng. Studies
- English Language81%
English
- Medicine and Dentistry74%
BiologyChemistry
- Education and Training73%
- Customer and Personal Service71%
- Administration and Management70%
BusinessEconomics
Tools you'd use
Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.
What the work feels like
Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.
- Face-to-face discussionsOften
- Contact with other peopleConstant contact
- Dealing with customers or the publicHigh
- Leading or coordinating othersHigh
- Handling conflict situationsRarely
- Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
- Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
- Noisy environmentAlmost never
Where this job is heading
Newer tasks O*NET has flagged for this occupation, a hint at how the role is changing.
- Write code to perform desired actions.
AI and demand for this job
A few real, dated data points, not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.
Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)
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US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, not Malaysian. Shown because it's the only forward-looking demand estimate we have for this job.
What beginner adverts asked for
We read 102 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.
65 of 102 were internships
Allowance or pay, when stated
RM800 – RM2,600
63 of 102 adverts printed an amount: usually between RM800 and RM2,600 a month. Many print none.
Minimum CGPA asked
2.00 to 3.50
Stated in 8 adverts. Others did not state one.
Languages named
Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin
An empty line means the adverts did not say, not that employers have no requirement. Check each employer's own advert before you plan around it.
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About this information
This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.
O*NET occupation: Health Informatics Specialists
Source: SPA — Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat Gred F9 · as of Aug 2024
Check the salary figures yourself:SPA — Pegawai Teknologi Maklumat Gred F9
Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org