Principal Screening Product Strategy Director

Exact Sciences • Madison, WI

1d • $149,000 - $253,000

About The Position

At Exact Sciences, we’re helping change how the world prevents, detects and guides treatment for cancer. We give patients and clinicians the clarity needed to make confident decisions when they matter most. Join our team to find a purpose-driven career, an inclusive culture, and robust benefits to support your life while you’re working to help others. Position Overview The Principal Screening Product Strategy Director is responsible for shaping evidence-led product and portfolio strategy for Abbott Cancer Diagnostics’ screening business. As the product management evidence strategy lead, this individual will partner closely with various teams (i.e., Product Development, On-Market, Clinical Development, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Market Access, Finance, and Commercial) to translate business priorities into fit-for-purpose evidence plans and ensure evidence investments are aligned to the highest-value portfolio needs. The Principal Screening Product Strategy Director will also contribute to broader upstream product strategy activities including market opportunity assessment, business case development, portfolio prioritization, and strategic planning. The Principal Screening Product Strategy Director will also contribute to broader upstream product strategy activities including market opportunity assessment, business case development, portfolio prioritization, and strategic planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Epidemiology, or a related scientific field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience working in a team setting in the healthcare industry.
• 8+ years of experience in product strategy, evidence strategy, clinical strategy, or related roles indiagnostics, biopharma, or medical devices.
• 3+ years directly or indirectly leading people within a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing or shaping evidence strategies that support product development, reimbursement, market access, guideline progression, product claims, or commercial adoption.
• Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, HEOR, Market Access, and/or Commercial teams.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret scientific literature, clinical study data, and evidence gaps, and translate them into clear business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation.
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
• Ability to travel 25% of working time away from work location; may include overnight/weekend travel.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Life Sciences, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Economics, Biomedical Sciences, or a related scientific or clinical field.
• Experience working in the medical device industry with a focus on gastroenterology or women’s health.
• Direct experience with diagnostics evidence generation, including prospective clinical studies, registries, real-world evidence, publication strategy, or specimen-based studies.
• Experience supporting evidence strategies tied to reimbursement, payer coverage, guideline inclusion, or regulatory submissions.
• Experience evaluating or prioritizing investment in collaborations, clinical trials, or large evidence generation programs.
• Demonstrated track record of successful KOL engagement and managing relationships with physician collaborators.
• Experience balancing deep evidence strategy work with broader business and product management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and evolution of integrated evidence strategies across the screening portfolio to support product access, adoption, lifecycle management, and future pipeline decisions.
• Identify and prioritize evidence gaps across regulatory, reimbursement, guideline, provider, and commercial audiences, and translate those gaps into clear evidence roadmaps and business recommendations.
• Partner with Product Development, On-Market, Clinical Development, Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, HEOR, Market Access, Finance, and Commercial teams to shape evidence plans, study concepts, publication opportunities, collaborations, and real-world evidence approaches.
• Help assess, prioritize, and govern major evidence investments, including prospective studies, specimen collection efforts, registries, collaborations, and other evidence-generating platforms.
• Evaluate evidence needs and tradeoffs across in-line products, product improvements, lifecycle initiatives, and future product concepts.
• Translate clinical data, scientific literature, study design considerations, and competitive evidence landscapes into clear strategic implications for product and portfolio decisions.
• Analyze and incorporate key market and clinical trends, customer needs and segmentation, disease state insights, and competitive offerings for the development of the product’s development and commercialization strategy.
• Lead market research efforts, including the creation, read-out, and recommended next steps from key customer insights
• Define and execute market research and Voice of Customer efforts to inform both evidence priorities and broader product strategy..
• Build business cases for future product portfolio and new market opportunities.
• Create collaborative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including focus on Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and clinicians.
• Contribute to understanding key industry dynamics in formulating technological, clinical, and commercial strategies.
• Develop clear executive-level recommendations on evidence investment, portfolio tradeoffs, and strategic priorities.
• Partner with Clinical Affairs and other cross-functional stakeholders to support clinical trials, research collaborations, publications, and health economic evidence generation aligned to product and claims strategy.
• Communicate goals clearly to cross-functional teams to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
• Clear barriers to team progress and resolve conflicts within the team and outside the team.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence in a matrix organization.
• Apply strong analytical skills to scientific papers, clinical study data, and market intelligence, with the ability to simplify and translate complex evidence into clear product and business strategy.
• Ability to prioritize and drive to results with a high emphasis on quality.
• Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
• Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to act with an inclusion mindset and model these behaviors for the organization.

Benefits

• paid time off (including days for vacation, holidays, volunteering, and personal time)
• paid leave for parents and caregivers
• a retirement savings plan
• wellness support
• health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees