Medical Director – Clinical Development, MRD Portfolio, Solid Tumors

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Act as the clinical development leader for Labcorp Oncology's MRD portfolio focusing on solid tumors.

• Formulate and implement clinical development strategies for MRD and ctDNA-based technologies.

• Oversee medical design and provide clinical guidance for evidence-generation initiatives.

• Foster alignment among internal stakeholders engaged in clinical studies, evidence generation, and product development.

• Convert emerging clinical data into strategic recommendations for portfolio management, indication expansion, product development, and clinical adoption.

• Function as the senior clinical subject matter expert for MRD technologies and their applications.

• Assist with investigator-initiated studies, strategic research partnerships, and real-world evidence programs.

• Provide medical leadership for the MRD portfolio from initial concept through to commercialization and lifecycle management.

• Establish clinical evidence requirements, target populations, clinical claims, validation strategies, and evidence-generation priorities.

• Advise on assay development, biomarker strategies, and next-generation technology projects.

• Assess competitive technologies, emerging biomarkers, and standards of care.

• Create evidence-generation strategies that facilitate payer coverage, reimbursement, and health-system integration.

• Lead studies that demonstrate clinical utility, influence physician decision-making, enhance patient outcomes, and showcase economic value.

• Support engagements with payers, policy stakeholders, and guideline organizations.

• Cultivate relationships with oncology investigators, academic medical institutions, cooperative groups, professional societies, and industry collaborators.

• Represent Labcorp Oncology at conferences, advisory boards, investigator meetings, and external scientific discussions.

• Offer post-launch medical support and clinical guidance regarding MRD testing.

• Create educational materials, manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, congress submissions, and publications.

• Align stakeholders around priorities for clinical development, evidence-generation plans, and portfolio goals.

• Mentor colleagues and provide scientific direction to project teams and stakeholders.

• Collaborate across Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Operations, Biostatistics, Regulatory Affairs, Market Access, Commercial, Legal, Compliance, and R&D.

• Assist with regulatory submissions and interactions by providing clinical expertise and scientific rationale.

• Stay updated on emerging scientific, clinical, technological, and competitive developments.

⛳️ Requirements

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical institution.

• Board certification in Medical Oncology.

• Minimum of 5 years of post-fellowship clinical experience in treating patients with solid tumors.

• At least 3 years of experience in oncology clinical development, clinical research, clinical trial leadership, or evidence-generation within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, diagnostics, CRO, or academic research settings.

• A minimum of 8 years of experience designing, leading, or assisting with prospective and/or retrospective clinical studies, which includes protocol development, endpoint selection, study execution, data analysis, interpretation, and publication of findings.

• Over 5 years of experience working in cross-functional environments that include operations, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, research & development, commercial, and/or market access teams.

• Delivered 20 or more presentations at scientific congresses, to investigators, key opinion leaders (KOLs), healthcare providers, advisory boards, or medical education forums.

• Strong comprehension of oncology clinical trial methodology, study design, evidence generation, biostatistics, and regulatory standards.

• Extensive knowledge of solid tumor treatment paradigms, clinical guidelines, biomarkers, and precision oncology strategies.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.

• Proficiency in clinical trial design, protocol development, biostatistics, epidemiology, and evidence-generation techniques.

• 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 in diagnostics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences sectors.

• Preferred: 3 or more years in a medical lead, clinical development lead, or similar leadership position.

• Preferred: 5 or more years of leading oncology clinical development programs across various solid tumor indications.

• Preferred: 3 or more studies conducted that support clinical utility, reimbursement, payer coverage, guideline inclusion, or adoption.

• Preferred: 3 or more years collaborating with Market Access teams.

• Preferred: 3 or more years of direct people management experience.

• Preferred: 20 or more peer-reviewed publications, scientific presentations, and involvement in major oncology congresses.

• Preferred: Participation in 2 or more regulatory submissions, product launches, or lifecycle management efforts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus as part of the Labcorp Bonus Plan.

• Discretionary short- and long-term incentive packages.

• Medical insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance coverage.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Life insurance protection.

• Short-term disability (STD) benefits.

• Long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO) options.

• Tuition Reimbursement program.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.