Diagnostic Specialist - New England

EVERSANA•Boston, MA

21h•$170,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote field-based position covering New England (CT, RI, MA, NH, ME, Upstate New York). Candidates should live near a large airport hub. 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. Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by: Primary Responsibility #1: Genotyping & Diagnostic Leadership 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 Primary Responsibility #2: Cross-Functional Collaboration Compliantly partner with cross-functional teams within our client’s organization Contribute to ongoing development and implementation of the U.S. diagnostic strategy Primary Responsibility #3: Stakeholder Education, Training & Advocacy 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

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
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

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in rare or ultra-rare diseases with strong patient focus preferred
Knowledge of ophthalmology strongly preferred
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.