Director, Medical Affairs

Company: Guardant Health
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: January 21, 2025

Job Description:

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext, Guardant360 Response, and GuardantOMNI tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.Job DescriptionThe Medical Strategy Director will be a key leader responsible for driving and executing the Medical Affairs strategy across product development and commercial teams. This role will involve shaping and overseeing the strategic execution of key medical initiatives, managing cross-functional relationships, and providing medical leadership on the development and positioning of oncology products. The Director will collaborate with senior management and stakeholders across multiple departments to ensure alignment of clinical, commercial, and medical objectives. As a strategic partner, the Director will play a critical role in guiding medical strategy and influencing product development decisions.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of medical-related initiatives in alignment with Medical Affairs and business objectives, driving both clinical and commercial goals through representation in core team meetings, cross-functional initiatives, and oncology product discussions.
• Act as the primary medical strategy director for a disease area or a product to ensure effective communication and alignment between senior leadership, global scientific affairs, product leadership, laboratory directors, and the VP medical affairs.
• Develop the data and product scientific narrative in collaboration with USMA, marketing and product leadership.
• Train and distribute scientific narrative ensuring consistent aligned external positioning and messaging.
• Oversee and execute the medical advisory board strategy, including content preparation, hosting expert discussions, and disseminating insights across the organization.
• Provide actionable expert opinions and feedback to influence medical strategy, publication plans, and product development strategies.
• Gather and disseminate voice-of-customer feedback to provide deep clinical and translational expertise in oncology genomics and support the clinical development of molecular oncology products.
• Guide internal stakeholders in interpreting clinical data and generating insights to inform decision-making in product development and clinical strategy.
• Coordinate with the Research and Medical Communications teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment in all external communications.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for urgent medical affairs inquiries across departments, providing clinical and scientific input to product directors, marketing, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Product Directors, Product Management, and Oncology Marketing to provide a strong clinical foundation for new oncology products.
• Influence and drive key strategic initiatives, aligning medical affairs priorities with the broader goals of the organization.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders in the oncology field.Qualifications
  • Typically requires a university degree and typically 10 years of related experience; 10 years and a Master's degree; 8 years and a PhD; or 5 years and a PharmD/MD.
  • Extensive experience in Medical Affairs or related pharmaceutical industry experience, particularly in oncology, genomic diagnostics, and molecular biology.
  • Proven expertise in oncology, functional genomics, and molecular biology, with a deep understanding of clinical development and medical strategy.
  • Strong leadership skills with experience leading cross-functional teams and projects, including experience in product development.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific information clearly and effectively.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Smartsheet. Experience with project management tools is a plus.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a proven ability to manage and maintain timelines and deadlines.
  • Medical/scientific writing experience with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to deliver high-quality written materials.
  • Ability to independently develop and execute strategic plans and medical initiatives.
  • Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership.
  • Ability to navigate complex, cross-functional environments with a high level of execution and strategic thinking.Additional InformationHybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $169,600 to $228,900. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all US locations for the posted role with the exception of any locations specifically referenced below (if any).Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to .Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.
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