Senior Principal Technical Data Specialist (LATAM)

Role overview Serve as the senior individual contributor setting technical data management direction across clinical programs in Latin America. The role establishes governance and architecture expectations from requirements and database design through testing, integration, migration, and archival, while guiding resolution of high-risk issues and building technical capability across the function.

Responsibilities - Set standards for requirements quality, traceability, technical specifications, and study design, and resolve critical requirements issues. - Govern CRF-aligned specifications, templates, edit checks, and data transfer agreements; arbitrate consequential design decisions. - Define database architecture and delivery expectations, advising on platform capabilities, interoperability, AI enablement, and technical risk. - Establish testing, validation, evidence, and quality thresholds, and sponsor automation for complex programs. - Guide major migrations, platform transitions, production changes, and database archival, including responses to deployment or archival risks. - Shape integration and data-cleaning architecture, data lineage, control points, and operating models; represent the function in governance forums and mentor technical leaders.

Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, or equivalent training and experience; typically 12 or more years of relevant work. - Track record of enterprise- or portfolio-level technical leadership and delivery of significant improvements or transformations. - Expert knowledge of clinical data strategy, governance, compliance, inspection readiness, and industry practices. - Deep expertise across clinical data platforms, EDC, integrations, workbenches, data flows, standards, testing, migration, and archival. - Ability to set enterprise requirements, specification, quality, traceability, and technical governance expectations. - Strong judgment, strategic communication, and ability to influence senior stakeholders, sponsors, vendors, and governance groups.

Nice to have An advanced degree or recognized technical leadership credentials, with demonstrated strengths in enterprise strategy, architecture, governance, compliance, and transformation. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may also qualify.

Benefits and work setup The role supports a regional data organization spanning Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru. Candidates must already be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without sponsorship.