Foundation Medicine

Medical Director, Precision Oncology

Foundation Medicine United States
Foundation Medicine

Medical Director, Precision Oncology

Foundation Medicine United States
1 week ago 29 applicants

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About The Job

The Medical Director, Precision Oncology, leverages advanced medical expertise in partnership with the Medical team on areas spanning external educational strategy, clinical development, commercial and biopharma initiatives, and product placement. The role provides internal strategy leadership and external ambassadorship for the most complex medical science and strategic oncology national commercial accounts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Attend and present at FMI at key educational opportunities (e.g., grand rounds), as well as at meetings and conferences as an FMI representative
  • Contribute medical ambassadorship to current and emerging FMI partnerships across the Medical, Clinical and BioPharma customer segments
  • Design and deliver medical educational content to targeted external partners where advanced medical expertise is essential to FMI’s success
  • Partner with key medical opinion leaders in developing messaging, slide training, and speaker preparation related to precision oncology
  • Contribute clinical expertise to one or more FMI Medical Disease Area Strategy(ies). Activities include but are not limited to: creating short- and long-term strategies for scientifically differentiated messaging, identifying unmet needs surrounding clinical utility, identifying and cultivating relationships with external stakeholders, designing a publication strategy, and representing FMI at key medical and external events.
  • Identify areas of unmet need for FMI and work collaboratively to design solutions to address the evolving medical needs of customers.
  • Partner with key medical opinion leaders in developing messaging, slide training, and speaker preparation related to precision oncology
  • Requires a minimum of 65% domestic travel and a commitment to frequent travel to FMI headquarters.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • M.D. specializing in oncology from one of the following disciplines: adult or pediatric medical oncology or hematology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, pathology.
  • 5+ years directly relevant experience in oncology
  • Demonstrated ability to educate, engage and mentor medical stakeholders.
  • Strong track record of serving as a senior leader to diverse external audiences, including but not limited to: community oncology, academic institutions, research consortia, conferences and media.
  • Reasonable understanding of the oncology ecosystem, including a command of dynamics impacting precision medicine and genomic testing.
  • Requires a minimum of 65% domestic travel and a commitment to frequent travel to FMI headquarters.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Prior work experience, either in the life sciences industry or in a clinical setting
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully with multiple functions
  • Demonstrated ambassador experience
  • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills with a thorough understanding of current medical oncology practice and the willingness to learn new areas of oncology
  • Ability to interpret genomic, clinical, and efficacy data, including the strengths and weaknesses of study design and the applications of results to standard of care and clinical practice
  • Deep understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy
  • Commitment to values at FMI: passion, patients, innovation and collaboration.

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Health Care Provider

  • Industries

    Biotechnology Research

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