Associate Medical Affairs Director

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 Associate Medical Affairs Director will provide strategic scientific leadership for Veracyte's Medical Affairs activities across the United Kingdom, supporting the adoption of the company's precision oncology portfolio, including Prosigna®.

This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the regional Medical Affairs strategy, building long-term scientific partnerships with leading experts, driving evidence generation initiatives, and ensuring scientific excellence across cross-functional activities. The role requires a highly experienced Medical Affairs professional with deep expertise in breast cancer, molecular diagnostics and precision oncology. The ideal candidate will live in the United Kingdom. 

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy

• Develop and execute the regional Medical Affairs Plan aligned with global medical strategy.
• Identify scientific opportunities and evidence gaps to support the adoption of Veracyte's diagnostic portfolio.
• Contribute to annual medical planning, prioritization of activities and resource allocation.
• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management of current and future diagnostic solutions.

Scientific Leadership

• Serve as the scientific leader for breast cancer diagnostics within the assigned region.
• Build and maintain long-term scientific partnerships with leading breast cancer Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Cooperative Groups, Academic Research Organizations and Scientific Societies.
• Represent Medical Affairs in cross-functional strategic discussions.
• Provide scientific leadership and guidance to Commercial, Market Access, Clinical Operations, R&D and Business Development teams while ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations.

KOL Engagement

• Develop trusted scientific relationships with national and international breast cancer experts.
• Lead scientific exchange through one-to-one interactions, Advisory Boards, scientific meetings and educational initiatives.
• Identify emerging scientific leaders and strengthen Veracyte's academic collaborations.
• Support faculty identification and development for educational activities.

Evidence Generation

• Develop strategies supporting Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), collaborative research and Real-World Evidence (RWE) generation.
• Evaluate investigator-sponsored research proposals and oversee scientific collaboration throughout study execution.
• Contribute to publication planning and scientific dissemination activities.
• Identify opportunities for new clinical evidence supporting Prosigna® and future genomic assays.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Clinical Operations, Marketing and Market Access.
• Provide scientific coaching to internal stakeholders.
• Support medical education initiatives and internal scientific training.
• Gather actionable medical insights and translate them into strategic recommendations.

Scientific Expertise

• Conduct high-quality scientific presentations during congresses, scientific meetings, hospital visits and educational programs.
• Respond to unsolicited scientific requests in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.
• Monitor developments in breast cancer, precision oncology and molecular diagnostics.
• Maintain expert knowledge of competitors, emerging technologies and treatment guidelines.

Who You Are:

Required Experience

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD or PhD preferred).
• Minimum of 8–10 years of Medical Affairs experience within oncology, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology or precision medicine.
• Strong scientific expertise in breast cancer and genomic diagnostics.
• Extensive experience developing long-term collaborations with breast cancer KOLs.
• Existing relationships with leading breast cancer Cooperative Groups, Academic Institutions and Scientific Societies across the UK and Europe are highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading medical strategy and evidence generation initiatives.
• Experience supporting Investigator-Initiated Studies and Real-World Evidence programs.
• Previous experience supporting product launches is preferred.
• Strong understanding of the UK healthcare environment and breast cancer treatment pathways.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and medical leadership.
• Executive presence and scientific credibility.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Project management and organizational excellence.
• Scientific data interpretation and critical analysis.
• Excellent collaboration across matrix organizations.
• Self-motivated with a high level of ownership and accountability.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Willingness to travel up to 60–70%.

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).

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