Afya

Junior Innovation Analyst

Afya

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: São Paulo • Brazil

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Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Manage and develop innovation projects with a strong results orientation, supporting planning through implementation and impact evaluation;
  • Prepare technical reports and executive materials to monitor projects, providing qualified analyses and clear communication of results and learnings;
  • Develop and monitor processes, indicators and controls related to the project portfolio, ensuring governance, traceability and performance;
  • Actively support Open Innovation activities, connecting Afya with universities, hubs, accelerators and ecosystem partners, contributing to the design and execution of collaborative programs;
  • Participate in internal meetings, technical visits and innovation events, acting as the area representative in interactions with internal and external stakeholders;
  • Lead or support internal engagement initiatives and promote an innovation culture, such as ideathons, hackathons, ideation workshops and learning tracks, encouraging employee ownership and structured experimentation;
  • Support project management using agile tools such as Microsoft Planner, organizing tasks, deadlines and owners and facilitating cross-functional collaboration;
  • Collect, analyze and consolidate strategic data to support KPI monitoring and the development of dashboards that provide visibility into the progress of projects and initiatives;
  • Contribute to Afya’s trends radar by conducting research, benchmarks and market analyses to anticipate innovations applicable to healthcare and education contexts;
  • Maintain commitment to compliance and best practices, acting in accordance with the organization’s ethical, regulatory and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree completed;
  • Experience in corporate innovation areas and/or other innovation players (consultancies, accelerators, etc.);
  • Innovation project management: knowledge of agile and traditional methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, PMBOK), with a focus on planning, execution and delivery tracking;
  • Management tools: proficiency with tools such as Microsoft Planner, Trello, Jira, Notion or similar for project, task and schedule control;
  • Data and KPI analysis: ability to collect, process and analyze project performance data; advanced Excel skills, Power BI or other data visualization tools;
  • Open Innovation and innovation ecosystem: understanding of open innovation and experience interacting with startups, universities, hubs, accelerators and investment funds;
  • Reporting and executive materials: skill in preparing technical reports, progress presentations and documents tailored to different audiences (technical, managerial and executive);
  • Innovation culture and methods: familiarity with design thinking, design sprint, lean startup and ideation and co-creation tools;
  • Communication and facilitation: ability to run workshops, support innovation events and facilitate interactions between technical and business teams.
Benefits
  • Meal allowance / meal voucher;
  • Flexible working hours and arrangements (for remote positions);
  • Commuter allowance (for hybrid or on-site positions);
  • Profit-sharing (PLR);
  • Multi-benefits: Flexible benefit via Flash Card to use as you prefer;
  • Gympass / Wellhub;
  • Psicologia Viva (online platform for consultations with psychologists and nutritionists);
  • Health and dental insurance;
  • Life insurance;
  • Extended parental leave (up to 6 months for mothers and 20 days for fathers);
  • Rede D’Or: support and resources for maternal and infant health with a network of accredited nurses;
  • Birthday day off (one day off to take on your birthday or during your birthday month);
  • Online learning platform with a variety of courses to enhance your knowledge (UCA);
  • Language academy (AIA);
  • Leadership development program;
  • Discounts on undergraduate and graduate courses at Afya’s educational units.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
innovation project managementagile methodologiesScrumKanbanPMBOKdata analysisKPI monitoringadvanced ExcelPower BIdesign thinking
Soft Skills
results orientationclear communicationleadershipcollaborationfacilitationworkshop runningemployee ownershipstructured experimentationanalytical thinkingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Bachelor's degree