Director, Medical Engagement Excellence

Job description

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, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

Job Description

The Director of Medical Engagement Excellence - Oncology, reports to the Senior Director of Medical Affairs Operations.  The Director of Medical Engagement Excellence is responsible for leading all aspects of medical training for field teams to uphold the highest standards of medical excellence and engaging with Guardant Health teams to align on messaging, best practices and tools for communicating with healthcare providers. This role encompasses the development and deployment of educational programs designed for field medical engagement. As a key member US Medical Affairs Operations team and contributor to the Field Medical Affairs Leadership Team, the Director provides strategic input and spearheads national initiatives aimed at enhancing field medical engagement.

The responsibilities include the continuous deployment of education related to new product launches and initiatives throughout all stages—from prelaunch to launch and post-launch activities. The Director will ensure that training materials and programs are effective and aligned with Guardant Health organizational goals. As a subject matter expert, the Director is expected to remain current with the latest advancements in oncology diagnostics across all therapeutic areas, enabling them to deliver relevant and impactful training to field medical teams. The Director will provide on-going training and mentoring to the Field Medical Team on techniques to improve engagement with healthcare providers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, design and implement the training strategy for U.S. Medical Affairs field team ensuring effectiveness and alignment with USMA, Oncology organizational goals.
• Develop, design and implement techniques and strategies for engaging with healthcare providers on clinical utility of Guardant Health offerings.
• Collaborate with the Commercial Oncology teams in partnership with Oncology Training ensuring effectiveness and alignment with Guardant Health strategy and goals.
• Facilitate ongoing educational development related to new product launches and initiatives at all stages of product lifecycles.
• Evaluation of scientific competency of US Medical Affairs team members and ensure high standards of training quality.
• Provide input and lead national-level initiatives for medical engagement rollouts.
• Regular contributor to Field Medical Affairs Leadership to ensure alignment of Medical Affairs customer engagement standards and Medical Affairs process with strategic efficiency and training goals. Provide insight, guidance, influence, and expertise that ensure the vision for Medical Affairs is well understood.
• Support the effective and efficient implementation of Excellence initiatives including, but not limited to 1) Internal Support: journal club, informational sessions (e.g. bioinformatics, biostatistics, clinical study design and conduct), and 2) External Support: continuing education for optimizing interactions with health care providers that result in consistent, valued outcomes and maximum impact to Guardant Health.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and ethical standards in all Medical Affairs Excellence activities.
• Stay updated on the latest advancements in oncology diagnostics across all therapeutic areas to inform training, support field teams and guide healthcare provider engagement strategies.
• Collaborate with manager to monitor and report MA training Impact and Activities and ensure alignment with agreed Priority Oncology key performance indicators (KPIs) and key quality indicators (KQIs)

Qualifications

• Typically requires a university degree and typically 15 years of related experience; Master’s degree or equivalent and 12 years relevant experience; PhD and 8 years relevant experience; or 5 years and a PharmD/MD with focus in medical affairs and oncology.
• Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and projects.
• Strong understanding of the precision oncology landscape, clinical research methodologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts clearly.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and strategic thinking capabilities.
• This role is crucial for maintaining high standards of technical knowledge and ensuring that field teams are well-equipped with the latest knowledge and skills in oncology and diagnostics.

Additional Information

Hybrid 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 $200,800 to $276,100. 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 [email protected]

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.

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