Medical Director, Endocrinology

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way: We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward.
• We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way.
• We Are Stronger Together: We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team.
• We Care Deeply: We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another.

The Position

The Medical Director is responsible for establishing and implementing the medical affairs strategy for the Afirma/endocrinology franchise to advance the company’s related genomic into clinical practice.

The Medical Director’s responsibilities will align along four focused areas:

(1). Key Opinion Leader (KOL) relationship development;

(2.) Publication strategy and execution that support product adoption and reimbursement;

(3.) Scientific support of the commercial team; and (4.) scientific leadership of R&D and clinical trial strategy and execution.

Responsibilities:

Provide strategic and tactical guidance across the indication/products:

• Initiate, cultivate and manage relationships with key global opinion leaders to foster a collaborative synergy between Veracyte and academia including but not limited to the following avenues:
• Medical Advisory Board Meetings
• Presentations at national and international meetings
• Peer reviewed publications
• Investigator initiated research
• Guideline inclusion
• Medical policy inclusion
• Engagement in clinical trials

Provide leadership in the development and execution of Veracyte’s publication plan:

• Lead the development of Veracyte’s publication plan
• Collaborate internally and externally to optimize presentations
• Innovate key message communication to a variety of stakeholders

Participate in Veracyte’s Product Development teams for the development of future products and guidance to all features of tests under development.

• Provide input during product concept, feasibility, development, validation, and through to product launch.
• Develop the technology differentiators that help establish product superiority
• Represent the voice of customer for product design; help to finalize customer requirements so that products will be competitive on market.
• Plan and design clinical trials including consideration for sample collection during post-launch validation trials, clinical utility trials, and cost effectiveness studies.

Other Responsibilities:

• Represent Veracyte at the scientific and medical professional organizational meetings.
• Remain knowledgeable and conversant about new developments and trends in thyroid endocrinology that impact or influence our product portfolio.
• Provide leadership and contributions to the commercial team in areas including but not limited to:
• Global marketing and sales
• Payer relations
• Medical policy
• Veracyte team education

Who You Are

• PhD or MD degree
• At least 13 years of expertise in scientific and medical writing and presentations which may include:
• Primary authorship on peer reviewed papers
• Oral presentations at national or international scientific meetings
• Responsibility for development and submission of regulatory documents
• At least 10 years of clinical research experience inclusive of:
• Research Protocol development
• Good Clinical Practice Certification
• Data analytics and basic biostatistics
• Flexibility to travel up to 30% of the time to meet with key physicians, researchers and payers, and attend/present at industry events domestically and internationally.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to maintain open communication with people of all backgrounds and expertise inside and outside the Company.