Diagnostic Specialist - Appalachia

EVERSANA•Nashville, TN

4d•$170,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

The Diagnostic Specialist (DS) is a field-based diagnostic leader responsible for educating appropriate healthcare providers on genetic testing initiatives and programs. This role establishes deep diagnostic expertise aligned with global diagnostic strategy for the assigned U.S. region. This is a remote field-based position. Geography includes St. Louis, Indianapolis, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Atlanta. Candidates should live in close proximity to a large airport hub.

Requirements

BA/BS required; healthcare degree strongly preferred (MS, RN, PA, PharmD, PhD)
Minimum 7+ years of pharma/biotech experience in commercial, clinical/medical, or diagnostics
Proven success working in high-performing, diverse teams
Experience collaborating with KOLs, labs, and internal/external stakeholders
Prior experience in rare or ultra-rare diseases with strong patient focus preferred
Diagnostic and scientific acumen
Strategic thinking and operational capability
Ability to succeed in matrixed environments
Persistence, resilience, and achievement orientation
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Cross-functional capability and strong ethical standards
Knowledge of ophthalmology strongly preferred
Extensive travel required. Must be capable of traveling long distances via various modes of transportation including car, plane, train
Must be comfortable working with modern electronic hardware and AI including Microsoft Co-pilot, ChatGPT, Grok, etc.

Responsibilities

Educate on genetic testing to successfully execute our client’s efforts to raise awareness of sponsored testing programs
Identify educational needs among the IRD healthcare community
Provide education on the availability of genetic labs performing high-quality gene analysis with appropriate IRD panels and accurate interpretation of results
Compliantly partner with cross-functional teams within our client’s organization
Contribute to ongoing development and implementation of the U.S. diagnostic strategy
Identify potential Genetic Testing Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) with educational needs pertaining to genetic testing and programs, providing awareness to these HCPs
Attend conferences to learn and understand diagnostic programs and testing
Participate where compliant, in advocacy, outreach, and engagement with local organizations
Deliver high-quality education and provide insights to inform strategy
Educate HCPs and associated internal partner labs for seamless sponsored testing utilization
Provide education for HCPs regarding resources for questions and follow up from the testing labs
Provide expertise for IRD gene panels and best practices for test requisition forms
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.
All other duties as assigned