LATAM Genomics Medical Affairs Lead (Remote)

Illumina; Bogotá; Remote; COP 323,981,000 - 485,972,000; Full time

Job summary

Illumina is seeking a Medical Affairs Manager for LATAM to drive scientific engagement and clinical evidence across Spanish-speaking Latin America. The role reports to the regional Medical Affairs leader and works remotely across Colombia, Mexico, and neighboring countries.

The ideal candidate will lead investigator-initiated studies, educate healthcare professionals, and partner with R&D, Marketing, and Regulatory teams to implement genomics solutions with high scientific integrity across

Qualifications

• 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.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese is an advantage.
• Ability to travel approximately 50-70% throughout Latin America.

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.

Skills

Medical Affairs

Clinical research

Genomics

Molecular diagnostics

External collaborations

Cross-cultural comms

English

Spanish

Portuguese a plus

Education

PhD/MD/PharmD or equivalent

Life Sciences Master’s degree

Experience with NGS/clinical genomics

Job description

Illumina is seeking a Medical Affairs Manager for LATAM to drive scientific engagement and clinical evidence across Spanish-speaking Latin America. The role reports to the regional Medical Affairs leader and works remotely across Colombia, Mexico, and neighboring countries.

The ideal candidate will lead investigator-initiated studies, educate healthcare professionals, and partner with R&D, Marketing, and Regulatory teams to implement genomics solutions with high scientific integrity across