Job Description
Associate Principal Scientist, Outcomes Research
V&I Outcomes Research - Regional Latin America
Job Responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the Executive Director, Outcomes Research – Latin America, the Associate Principal Scientist supports the design, execution, and dissemination of outcomes research and real‑world evidence (RWE) across Latin America.
This role operates transversally across therapeutic areas, supporting the translation of global integrated evidence strategies into regionally relevant activities through the application of innovative, fit‑for‑purpose outcomes research frameworks, including post‑authorization and Phase IV impact and effectiveness studies. These frameworks align study designs, data sources, and analytical approaches with specific decision needs and health‑system realities across the region.
The focus is on generating robust and actionable evidence to improve understanding of disease burden, real‑world effectiveness, patient outcomes, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and system‑level impact across heterogeneous Latin American healthcare systems.
Job Responsibilities
- Support execution of regional evidence generation strategies aligned with global Value & Implementation (V&I) plans and regional priorities.
- Design, support, and/or lead non‑interventional studies, including observational database studies, registries, and pragmatic or hybrid designs, across multiple therapeutic areas.
- Generate evidence related to epidemiology, disease burden, treatment patterns, clinical and patient‑reported outcomes, healthcare resource utilization, and costs.
- Contribute to the adaptation and application of global evidence frameworks that reflect country‑specific healthcare systems and data environments.
- Support use of standardized real‑world data approaches, including common data models (e.g., OMOP), enabling scalable and reproducible multi‑country studies.
- Provide scientific input to V&I goals, plans, and evidence strategies, ensuring alignment with regional and local needs.
- Partner with affiliates to identify evidence gaps.
- 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 diverse 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
- Innovation: Advancing outcomes research through the development and application of fit‑for‑purpose frameworks, including regulatory‑supportive, HTA‑informative, implementation‑focused, and health‑system‑oriented outcomes research approaches, aligning study design, data sources, and analytics with specific decision needs and system realities.
Your Impact:
In this role, you will contribute to the generation of high‑quality outcomes research evidence that deepens understanding of disease burden, real‑world effectiveness, patient outcomes, and healthcare delivery across Latin America. By applying fit‑for‑purpose outcomes research frameworks, including regulatory‑supportive real‑world evidence and Phase IV impact and effectiveness studies, you will help ensure that evidence generation is scientifically rigorous, contextually relevant, and responsive to diverse decision needs and health‑system realities.
Through close collaboration with cross‑functional and country teams, your work will support confident, evidence‑based discussions with medical, access, regulatory, and policy stakeholders, strengthening regional value and implementation strategies and contributing to improved patient and system‑level outcomes.
Requirements For Education, Experience And Skills
- Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or a Master’s degree with equivalent experience in outcomes research, epidemiology, public health, health services research, pharmacy, or related fields.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in outcomes research and/or real‑world evidence.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and strategic thinking skills
- Demonstrated experience in the design and execution of observational or outcomes research studies
- Experience contributing to regulatory‑supportive real‑world evidence, including interaction with regulatory requirements or post‑authorization evidence needs.
- Track record of scientific presentations and/or peer‑reviewed publications.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and scientific writing skills.
- Professional proficiency in English and Spanish or Portuguese.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Regional or multi‑country experience in Latin America.
- Experience working transversally across multiple therapeutic areas or portfolios.
- Familiarity with real‑world data environments, including multiple databases in LATAM
- Understanding of how outcomes research informs HTA, access, or policy discussions in key LATAM markets.
- Experience mentoring or supporting junior colleagues.
**Required Skills: **
Data Management, Researching, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning
**Preferred Skills: **
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Job Posting End Date:
05/11/2026
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