Medical Director – Clinical Development, MRD Portfolio, Solid Tumors
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Medical Director leading Labcorp Oncology’s solid-tumor MRD and ctDNA diagnostic development. Driving clinical evidence, reimbursement, adoption, and precision oncology strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the clinical development lead for Labcorp Oncology's MRD portfolio across solid tumors
- Develop and execute clinical development strategies for MRD and ctDNA-based technologies
- Lead medical design and clinical oversight of evidence-generation programs
- Drive alignment across internal stakeholders involved in clinical studies, evidence generation, and product development
- Translate emerging clinical data into recommendations for portfolio strategy, indication expansion, product development, and clinical adoption
- Serve as senior clinical subject matter expert for MRD technologies and applications
- Support investigator-initiated studies, strategic research collaborations, and real-world evidence programs
- Provide medical leadership for the MRD portfolio from concept development through commercialization and lifecycle management
- Define clinical evidence requirements, intended-use populations, clinical claims, validation strategies, and evidence-generation priorities
- Guide assay development, biomarker strategies, and next-generation technology initiatives
- Evaluate competitive technologies, emerging biomarkers, and standards of care
- Develop evidence-generation strategies supporting payer coverage, reimbursement, and health-system adoption
- Provide leadership for studies demonstrating clinical utility, physician decision-making impact, patient outcomes, and economic value
- Support interactions with payers, policy stakeholders, and guideline organizations
- Build relationships with oncology investigators, academic medical centers, cooperative groups, professional societies, and industry partners
- Represent Labcorp Oncology at congresses, advisory boards, investigator meetings, and external scientific forums
- Provide post-launch medical support and clinical guidance regarding MRD testing
- Develop educational content, manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, congress submissions, and publications
- Align stakeholders around clinical development priorities, evidence-generation plans, and portfolio objectives
- Mentor colleagues and provide scientific guidance to project teams and stakeholders
- Collaborate across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Operations, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, Legal, Compliance, and R&D
- Support regulatory submissions and interactions through clinical expertise and scientific rationale
- Monitor emerging scientific, clinical, technological, and competitive developments
Requirements:
- M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school
- Board certification in Medical Oncology
- 5 or more years of post-fellowship clinical experience treating patients with solid tumors
- 3 or more years of oncology clinical development, clinical research, clinical trial leadership, or evidence-generation experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, CRO, or academic research environment
- 8 or more years of experience designing, leading, or supporting prospective and/or retrospective clinical studies, including protocol development, endpoint selection, study conduct, data analysis, interpretation, and publication of results
- 5 or more years of experience working in cross-functional environments with operations, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, research & development, commercial, and/or market access teams
- 20 or more presentations delivered to scientific congresses, investigators, key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare providers, advisory boards, or medical education forums
- Strong understanding of oncology clinical trial methodology, study design, evidence generation, biostatistics, and regulatory requirements
- Broad knowledge of solid tumor treatment paradigms, clinical guidelines, biomarkers, and precision oncology approaches
- Ability to travel up to 30%
- Expertise in clinical trial design, protocol development, biostatistics, epidemiology, and evidence-generation methodologies
- Preferred: 5 or more years of experience in molecular diagnostics, liquid biopsy, MRD, ctDNA, precision oncology, or biomarker-driven clinical development
- Preferred: 5 or more years of industry experience within diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations
- Preferred: 3 or more years serving as a medical lead, clinical development lead, or equivalent leadership role
- Preferred: 5 or more years leading oncology clinical development programs across multiple solid tumor indications
- Preferred: 3 or more studies supporting clinical utility, reimbursement, payer coverage, guideline inclusion, or adoption
- Preferred: 3 or more years partnering with Market Access teams
- Preferred: 3 or more years of direct people leadership experience
- Preferred: 20 or more peer-reviewed publications, scientific presentations, and participation at major oncology congresses
- Preferred: Participation in 2 or more regulatory submissions, product launches, or lifecycle management initiatives
Benefits:
- Annual bonus under the Labcorp Bonus Plan
- Discretionary short- and long-term incentive packages
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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