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. - Proven ability to successfully communicate, consult, collaborate and coach in a complex and competitive environment. - Ability to translate complex medical messages into communications that are understood by each target audience. - Ability to distill large complex clinical data sets into meaningful and understandable messages. - Warm, engaging personality with highly developed influencing skills and ability to represent the Company and its products/services with credibility. - Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work cross-functionally throughout the Company. - Collaborative and strong leadership qualities; ability to build team consensus. - The ability to leverage business principles within the team while maintaining a...