Medical Affairs Manager, LATAM

Illumina

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Medical Affairs Manager, LATAM supports Medical Affairs activities across Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Based remotely in Colombia or Mexico, the role works closely with the Senior Manager, Medical Affairs LATAM in Brazil to drive scientific engagement, clinical evidence generation, and healthcare professional education in support of adoption of Illumina’s clinical genomics portfolio. Areas of focus include oncology, reproductive health, rare and inherited diseases, infectious diseases, and emerging clinical applications.

The position requires a strong scientific foundation and the ability to discuss complex evidence, build external relationships, and independently advance regional projects. The manager works across countries, functions, and cultures, translating scientific and customer insights into focused action while upholding compliance and scientific integrity. Travel throughout Latin America is approximately 50–70%.

Requirements

• Experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research, scientific affairs, or healthcare professional education.
• Strong scientific knowledge of molecular diagnostics, genomics, precision medicine, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage scientific projects and external collaborations.
• Experience supporting clinical evidence generation, scientific engagement, or healthcare professional education.
• Experience engaging healthcare professionals, academic institutions, diagnostic laboratories, or research organizations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, matrixed, and multicultural environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, execution-focused approach.
• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Ability to travel approximately 50–70% throughout Latin America.
• Significant, relevant experience in Medical Affairs, clinical research, molecular diagnostics, genomics, biotechnology, or a related healthcare field; advanced degrees may be considered toward relevant experience.
• The position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Portuguese language skills.
• A PhD, MD, PharmD, MSc, or equivalent advanced degree in Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing and clinical genomics.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of Medical Affairs priorities across Spanish-speaking Latin America in alignment with regional and global strategies.
• Identify and support opportunities for clinical evidence generation, investigator collaborations, and healthcare professional education.
• Build and maintain scientific relationships with healthcare professionals, researchers, laboratory leaders, and key opinion leaders.
• Execute regional clinical evidence-generation projects, investigator-initiated studies, and healthcare education initiatives.
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs, R&D, Account Management, Marketing, Customer Support, Market Access, Government Affairs, Regulatory, and other teams to support clinical implementation of Illumina technologies.
• Contribute scientific expertise to study design, protocol development, publications, congress activities, advisory boards, and educational programs.
• Support development and dissemination of scientific and clinical content demonstrating the clinical utility and implementation of Illumina solutions.
• Collect and communicate customer insights, emerging clinical needs, and competitive intelligence to regional and global stakeholders.
• Maintain a strong understanding of advances in clinical genomics, precision medicine, and healthcare systems across Latin America.
• Ensure Medical Affairs activities comply with applicable regulatory, privacy, ethical, and company requirements.

Benefits

• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that provide career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed