Senior Director, Clinical Value & Access, Screening (West Mississippi)

About the position

The Senior Director, Clinical Value and Access, Screening is a subject matter expert and key senior team member who embraces the challenge to lead an innovative approach to cancer screening. This role involves leveraging deep clinical training and commercial experience to develop key partnerships with stakeholders within the cancer screening healthcare ecosystem for Guardant Health. The Senior Director will engage leading healthcare professionals to support the appropriate introduction of new cancer screening products and services, demonstrating and gaining recognition for the clinical and economic value of Guardant Health’s screening products.

Responsibilities

• Translate data from research and publications and disseminate information through publications, presentations at national meetings and Continuing Medical Education (CME) and educational activities.
• Engage with key leaders in cancer screening focusing on target medical systems to discuss evidence for blood-based Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening that supports adoption and explore current screening pathways for CRC.
• Work with medical systems in developing unique performance data to demonstrate the impact of screening products on clinical outcomes.
• Engage C-suite executives within medical systems and organizations including Chief Medical Officers and Chief Quality Officers.
• Consult with Investigators on data collection, regulatory questions, and protocol development as it pertains to Guardant Health screening assays.
• Develop new external partnerships that drive and accelerate adoption of screening products through collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate meetings and scientific opportunities that initiate and strengthen relationships with KOLs and other key physician influencers.
• Support on-site oral presentations, data reviews, and interactive education events for KOLs.
• Participate actively in the broader Medical Affairs organization providing valuable input into the wider organization.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree in oncology, molecular biology, or a related scientific discipline.
• Advanced degree (MS, MPH, PhD, PharmD, MD) with 10+ years of experience in medical affairs strongly desired.
• 5+ years of experience in diagnostics, oncology, screening, public health or other adjacent field preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, rapidly growing environment with strong interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding work ethic including high ethical and scientific standards.
• Outstanding and proven leadership skills.
• Experience in Medical Affairs for products addressing all stages of the cancer care continuum preferred.
• Demonstrated success in product support and ability to bring strategic insight to development plans.
• Demonstrated track record of executing medical and/or scientific plans in support of product development and differentiation.
• Ability to think strategically, critically analyze and synthesize complicated data and scientific information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to understand and respond to multiple external and internal customers’ demands.
• Proven track record of successfully developing and managing research collaborations with academic, industry, and research partners.
• Existing broad network of clinical relationships in oncology within the country highly desirable.
• Self-starter with superior interpersonal communication and presentation skills.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model with defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days.
• Flexibility for better work-life balance.