Senior Director, Medical Affairs Research, Oncology

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012 Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care including screening to find cancer early monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information visitand follow the company onLinkedInX (Twitter)andFacebook.

The Senior Director Medical Affairs Research (MAR) Oncology is a senior leadership role responsible for catalyzing and advancing Guardant Healths Research strategy in oncology through engagement with leading oncology experts and academic institutions to deliver on research and publication strategy. This role leads mentors and manages a team of U.S.-based Medical Affairs Research professionals driving field-based scientific engagement clinical education and investigator-initiated studies.

The Senior Director serves as a key cross-functional leader working in partnership with external experts and internal stakeholders across clinical development Publications technology development and marketing teams. This position ensures high scientific rigor and impactful dissemination of data to advance Guardant Healths oncology portfolio and pipeline while elevating the companys scientific credibility and academic footprint within the U.S. oncology community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead mentor and manage the Medical Affairs Research Oncology team to establish and maintain relationships with Clinical and research oncology experts for scientific exchange and research collaboration elevating Guardant Healths impact and scientific rigor within the US.

• Foster a collaborative high-performance team environment; identify and prioritize key scientific and clinical areas of focus for the Medical Affairs Research team to prioritize and deliver.

• Set clear goals and objectives for team members monitor progress provide regular feedback and actively participate in co-travel and/or observation with each Medical Affairs Research team member to oversee in-field research activity.

• Develop and implement strategy for MARs deployment aligning external medical research activities with broader organizational goals and medical and clinical development strategies.

• Create institutional research plans for academic and key accounts in collaboration with Key Accounts team and cross functional field leadership.

• Facilitate scientific discussions and exchange of information on Guardant Healths products and pipeline and latest advancements in oncology precision medicine with top opinion leaders and research partners.

• Define best practices nationwide to streamline inbound research requests from additional US Medical Affairs partners to promote deeper understanding of Guardant research practices and strategies and expand academic footprint.

• Catalyze the advancement of research alongside collaborators to deliver on data and publication plans and provide input into strategic data generation plans.

• Champion effective scientific writing for effective data submissions to peer-reviewed journals and top global oncology conferences;

• Assesses contributes and coaches to improve quality of peer-reviewed research.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies in all activities.

• Serve as cross-functional lead for collaboration with clinical development regulatory marketing and commercial teams to support product development with respect to top KOL feedback and data generation planning.

• Oversee the development and dissemination of pipeline scientific and medical content including presentations publications and educational materials.

• Ensure all communications are accurate balanced and supported by data.

• Oversee the collection and analysis of field-based medical insights from top opinion leaders to inform strategic decisions.

• Prepare regular reports and presentations on Medical Affairs Research Oncology team activities impact and outcomes.

• Provide content input and review for external-facing company developed materials (Clinical Medical and Commercial).

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a university degree and generally 12 years of related experience; 12 years and a Masters degree; 8 years and a PhD; or 5 years and a PharmD/MD.

• Extensive experience in oncology and genomics is required.

• History of acceptances of high-quality peer-reviewed abstracts and publications in the oncology setting.

• Ability to tailor communication for diverse audiences including team members and senior executives.

• Proven track record of leading and managing field-based medical teams with strong leadership team management and communication skills.

• Skilled in developing and executing strategic plans with strong organizational and project management expertise.

• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation.

• Knowledge of regulatory standards and industry guidelines.

• Expected in field travel up to 50% with attendance to conferences offsites and quarterly field rides with all direct reports.

Work Environment:

• Moderate travel required approximately 3-5 trips per quarter to meet with KOLs/PIs attend conferences including specialty society scientific meetings (will require some weekend work) and trips to headquarters. Travel is estimated to be up to 50%.

• Ability to travel frequently by car plane and other forms of public transportation with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Office may be home-based and involve extensive use of computers and keyboards while in the home office.

• Requires the ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously work in a fast-paced high-energy environment and the ability to work independently and remotely while maintaining a strong teamwork ethic.

Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has 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.