Technical Officer, Digital Health

**Grade**: NO-B

**Contractual Arrangement**: Temporary appointment under Staff Rule 420.4

**Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days)**: 31 December 2025

**Job Posting**: Jul 10, 2025, 4:03:17 PM

**Closing Date**: Jul 24, 2025, 4:59:00 PM

**Primary Location**: Brazil-Brasilia

**Organization**: PAHO/WHO Representation, Brazil

**Schedule**: Full-time


**OBJECTIVE OF THE OFFICE**

PAHO Country Offices are responsible for ensuring that PAHO country program of technical cooperation and its country presence provides adequate support to the national health development process and enables the country/ies to shape the subregional, regional and global health agendas. The PAHO Country Office is the basic organizational unit for technical cooperation within the country/ies, drawing on PAHO resources from all levels and all parts of the Organization.

The incumbent will provide technical cooperation on Information Systems, Health Intelligence and Digital Health, with primary responsibility to supporting the implementation of the Organization ́s initiatives for digital transformation and Information Systems for Health (IS4H), data management and analysis, knowledge management and knowledge translation activities in Brazil. The role involves supporting the country in implementation the regional-level vision, providing technical guidance for digital transformation, health tools, establishment of data platforms, integration of metadata, knowledge management initiatives and the use of evidence to improve decision making. Expertise in digital health and health information systems management is essential.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES**

Under the technical guidance of the PAHO Representative and the direct supervision of the Advisor, Health Emergencies, the incumbent is responsible for, but not necessarily limited to the following:
1. Provide technical support in collaboration with the Advisor towards the development and implementation of plans and strategies relating to digital transformation of the health system in alignment with Regional Initiatives on Digital health

2. Support policies, with the oversight of the Advisor, that position the health sector to comprehensively understand and address the diverse needs and challenges of individuals, communities, service providers and health authorities taking into account its unique characteristics

3. Support, the promotion and expansion of digital public goods within and outside of Brazil, under the guidance of the Advisor

4. Support policies of digital inclusion, to enable appropriate access, digital skills, usability and navigability aspects in the development of technological solutions

5. Provide Technical support and collaboration for the development and implementation of the country ́s Information Systems for Health and Digital Transformation of the Health Sector

6. Support the review of legal instruments with the oversight of the Advisor, related to the health sector to ensure protection of human rights

7. Work in multisectoral and interdisciplinary networks, alongside the Advisor, to support the design and adoption of artificial intelligence solutions that promote equity, gender, and cultural diversity approaches with safe, reliable and open algorithms

8. Provide technical support for the adoption of regulatory instruments and guidelines for protecting sensitive health data, ensuring compliance with international security standards for patient - centered information systems, with oversight from the Advisor

9. Support the development of a public health architecture framework within the government's digital agenda, articulating key governance aspects and optimizing strategic planning and resource management, with guidance from the Advisor

10. Collaborate with all technical areas at the Country Office, under the guidance of the Advisor to drive digital transformation in the health sector advancing integrated information systems that effectively monitor health outcomes, service delivery & resource (human, financial and technological) utilization

11. Provide technical and policy support for Digital Health, information technologies and data management; working under the guidance of the Advisor to provide support on project development and program activities that operationalize and ensure accessibility of tools and platforms aligned with organizational mandates and policies

12. Provide technical support, in collaboration with the Advisor, to enable coordination between the different technical areas of PAHO/WHO, ensuring the technical follow-up and effective coordination of the implementation of the Terms of Cooperation under the responsibility of the UT-EEI

13. Identify opportunities to expand PAHO’s technical cooperation nationally and in the region via diverse modalities, harnessing national expertise and initiatives (e.g. PAHO/WHO collaborating centres) under the guidance of the Advisor

14. Support the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Sp