Investigative Journalist

• Conduct investigations and research into the illicit market for obesity medications
• Monitor news, seizures, regulatory actions, court proceedings, legislative developments, and other relevant sources
• Cross-reference and systematize information from different sources to assess the scale of and understand how the illicit market operates
• Identify and assess sources, documents, data, and evidence for the Observatory’s archive
• Investigate cases, practices, actors, and potential routes and structures within the illicit market
• Produce research inputs for quarterly bulletins, investigative dossiers, press releases, and advocacy materials
• Support the identification of experts, sources, and institutions relevant to the Observatory
• Contribute to the production of content for disseminating and communicating findings
• Transform fragmented information into intelligence, evidence, and well-substantiated narratives to support the Brazilian Obesity Panel’s communications and policy advocacy efforts

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism
• Experience or additional training in investigative journalism, research, data science, public policy, healthcare, or related fields preferred
• Graduate degree or specialized courses in investigative journalism, data journalism, public policy, healthcare, data science, or related fields will be considered an advantage
• Strong investigative and information-gathering skills
• Ability to research, cross-reference, and validate information from different sources
• Analytical thinking to identify patterns, connections, and evidence related to the illicit medication market
• Ability to work with data, public documents, and regulatory or judicial information
• Strong writing skills and the ability to synthesize complex information
• Organizational skills and autonomy to conduct investigations and systematize sources and evidence
• Open-source research and public database research
• Information gathering and fact-checking
• Research into regulatory actions, court proceedings, and judicial decisions
• Interviewing and source relationship management
• Production of reports, bulletins, press releases, and investigative content
• Organization and systematization of information

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, including women, Black people, Indigenous people, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, and people with special needs
• Remote work
• Possibility of renewing the contract every six months, up to a total term of two years