Outcomes Research Manager – Latin America

Job Description

**Fixed-term position (1 year + 1 year), with the possibility of permanent employment

Job Responsibilities:

Under the guidance of the Director, Outcomes Research – Latin America, the Senior Scientist, Outcomes Research. This role will contribute to evidence generation across Specialty, General Pharma, and Infectious Diseases, supporting the translation of global integrated evidence strategies into regionally relevant activities through the design, execution, and dissemination of outcomes research and real‑world evidence (RWE) across Latin America.

The position focuses on delivering real‑world and health outcomes evidence to inform decision‑making by internal stakeholders and external audiences, including clinicians, payers, policymakers, and healthcare system.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the design, execution, and delivery of real‑world evidence and outcomes research studies, including retrospective database studies, registries, and prospective observational studies aligned global V&I strategies

• Apply epidemiology, HEOR, and pharmacoepidemiology methods to generate robust and decision‑relevant evidence

• Provide input into value evidence strategies that inform access, reimbursement, and policy discussions

• Contribute to evidence planning across the product lifecycle, including post‑authorization and Phase IV studies

• Support end‑to‑end study execution, including protocol development, analysis plans, data interpretation, and reporting

• Contribute to the adaptation and application of global evidence frameworks that reflect country‑specific healthcare systems and data environments.

• Provide scientific input to V&I goals, plans, and evidence strategies,

• Act as study lead for assigned outcomes research and RWE studies, with accountability for study execution, including vendor oversight, budgets, timelines, and deliverables, in compliance with company policies, SOPs, and Good Pharmacoepidemiology Practice (GPP).

• Communicate study results through scientific abstracts, peer‑reviewed publications, and presentations at regional and international congresses.

• Contribute to training and capability building across regional and local teams.

• Provide scientific mentorship and support collaborative project execution.

Leadership Skills Needed to Be Successful in This Role

• Scientific collaboration: Working effectively across functions, countries, and cultures to deliver shared evidence goals.

• Analytical thinking: Interpreting quantitative and qualitative outcomes data to inform study design and evidence generation.

• Communication: Translating complex scientific concepts for internal and external audiences.

• Learning agility: Adapting to evolving methodologies, data sources, and evidence expectations.

• Execution focus: Managing priorities, timelines, and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Master’s degree in medicine, public health, pharmacy, or economics

Required Experience and Skills:

• Demonstrated expertise in planning and managing real-world evidence activities, including design and implementation of clinical, epidemiological and cost studies

• Proven track record of success in planning and managing real-world evidence activities, including design and implementation of primary and secondary studies (database and chart-review), epidemiological studies, and cost studies

• Knowledge of principles of health economic modelling

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and strategic thinking skills

• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish or Portuguese.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• International experience working in multiple countries in Latin America.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry, CROs, or consulting firms.

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Required Skills:

Business Decisions, Clinical Study Design, Data Management, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes, Learning Agility, Outcomes Research, Protocol Development, Researching, Scientific Study Design, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Strategic Procurement

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Project Temps (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

06/4/2026

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