Oncologist, Medical Director, Clinical Development

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead the clinical development strategy for Labcorp Oncology’s minimal residual disease (MRD) portfolio focusing on solid tumors.

• Create and implement evidence-generation strategies for MRD and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) technologies.

• Design, develop, and conduct clinical studies to establish clinical validity, clinical utility, and health-economic value.

• Direct clinical strategies for MRD detection, recurrence monitoring, treatment response, risk stratification, treatment selection, and trial enrichment.

• Collaborate with operations, biostatistics, R&D, market access, regulatory, medical affairs, commercial, and executive leadership teams.

• Recruit and maintain connections with principal investigators, cooperative groups, academic research centers, professional societies, payers, and other stakeholders.

• Supervise study execution, including protocols, site selection, enrollment, timelines, budgets, and governance.

• Provide medical leadership throughout the MRD product lifecycle, from concept development to commercialization and lifecycle management.

• Guide assay development, biomarker strategy, product roadmaps, indication expansion, and clinical claims.

• Assist with payer coverage, reimbursement, guideline inclusion, and health-system adoption of MRD testing.

• Represent Labcorp Oncology at congresses, advisory boards, investigator meetings, and industry forums.

• Oversee medical education, scientific communications, publication planning, manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and congress submissions.

• Lead, mentor, and develop medical directors and disease-specific clinical leaders.

• Support regulatory submissions and keep abreast of scientific, clinical, and competitive developments.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Board certification in Medical Oncology.

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

• 3 or more years of experience in oncology clinical development, clinical research, clinical trial leadership, or evidence generation.

• 8 or more years of experience in designing, leading, or supporting prospective and/or retrospective clinical studies.

• 5 or more years of experience collaborating cross-functionally with operations, biostatistics, regulatory affairs, medical affairs, R&D, commercial, and/or market access teams.

• 20 or more presentations made at scientific congresses, investigator meetings, KOLs, healthcare providers, advisory boards, or medical education forums.

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

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

• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation abilities.

• Demonstrated capability to lead in highly matrixed organizations and influence without direct authority.

• Strong project leadership and organizational skills.

• Established connections with oncology investigators, cooperative groups, academic cancer centers, and professional societies.

🏝️ 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.