Dr Simone Scovell is the Founder and CEO of TOTIUM, a multi-national B2B med-tech and health services company delivering quality, affordable and tailored preventative healthcare solutions for some of the world’s most iconic companies.
She is a Specialist Occupational Physician and Fellow of Medicine within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians who brings a wealth of considerable experience in Commercial, Clinical & Health Data Governance.
Doctor Simone Scovell is a Doctor of the Future. As a Specialist Occupational Physician, she has provided programs that remain unsurpassed in this country.
Her personal, approachable style and availability to go the extra mile needs to be seen to be believed. She runs an ethical, influential business based on trust and medical savvy.
Simone currently represents the Commonwealth Health Minister in a Government-wide positioning around Health generally – also sitting as his Nominee Representative on the Board of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). She was a recent
Non-Executive Director addition to the ASX-listed Board of Cronos Australia – expecting to be announced in the coming months
as replacement for the current (interim) Chair.
With Cronos, Simone also Chairs the Clinical Governance Committee as having a Committee Membership seat in Risk, Audit and Finance. She is a Non-Executive Director for the Whiddon Group – an award-winning, not-for-profit Aged Care provider – where she Chairs both the ICT and Clinical Governance Committees. She is a former Director of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and a RACP Risk Director. Simone is a Founding member of the RACP’s Physician Health and Wellbeing Reference Group.
Simone holds triple Degrees in Medicine, Surgery and Medical Science (University of Sydney), is a Master of Occupational and Environmental Health (Monash) and is currently completing an Associate Degree in Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (Stanford University School of Medicine, USA).
As a former elite basketballer, Simone won four WNBL titles and represented Australia. She was voted Doctor of the Year by her peers in 2005; her final year working as a in-house Resident Surgeon in Cardiothoracic Surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
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MY WHY
We’re at a point in human history where our knowledge and technological power has never been greater. Yet while we should be creating structures and opportunities for humans to thrive and enjoy long, happy lives, our health as a population is declining.
We’re faced with chronic health system shortages, and a pandemic of mental health issues, terminal illness and lifestyle-related disease.
And I know we can do better.
My ‘why’ is my mission to deliver better healthcare for all.
In workplaces and communities, we’re putting out healthcare fires, without addressing the big picture.
To democratise access to quality healthcare, and to harness technology to create smart, intuitive and preventative systems, that empower people and their employers to take a proactive, informed approach to good health.
EXPERIENCE
Founder and CEO
TOTIUM (Formerly One Live. Live It.)
2007 – Present
Advisor to dozens of ASX (listed and unlisted)
Australian and overseas corporate companies
re: OHS, Corporate Health, Risk & Insurance
2011 – Present
Independent Medical Examiner (Occ Phys)
2012 – Present
Specialist Occupational & Environmental Physician
IBM
Jul 2012 – Oct 2014
Global Medical Director
QANTAS
2008 – 2010
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & APPOINTMENTS
Bachelor in Medicine (USyd)
Bachelor in Surgery (USyd)
Bachelor Medical Science (USyd)
Master in Occupational & Environment Health (Monash)
Fellow, Faculty of Occupational & Environment
Medicine (RACP)
Civil Aviation Safety Authority Designated Aviation
Medical Examiner
Certified Independent Medical Examiner and WPI
Assessor: NSW, VIC, TAS, SA and Comcare
AMA 4, AMA 5 accredited
Former Doctor of the Year – St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney
Represented Australia – Basketball
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
Non-Exec Director (Commonwealth Health Minister
Nominee)
Dec 2016 – present
Whiddon Group
Non-Exec Director
January 2022 – present
Chair of Clinical Governance Committee
June 2022 – present
Member Risk Committee
June 2022 – present
Chair ICT Committee
September 2022 – present
Cronos Australia Limited (ASX:CAU)
Non-Exec Director
September 2022 – present
Chair of Clinical Governance Committee
September 2022 – present
Member – Risk, Audit and Finance Committee
September 2022 – present
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Advisory Committee Member (representing the
Doctors’ Health Advisory Service
May 2018 – Present
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Physician Health and Wellbeing Reference Group
Jan 2019 – Present
FORMER BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
Board Director
2011-2015
RACP Risk Committee (Board Appointment)
2013-2015
RACP College Trainees Committee Chair
2010-2014
