VP, Head of Precision Oncology Strategy – Execution

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement the long-term strategy for the Precision Oncology Alliance, along with annual operating plans, governance structure, and institutional engagement strategies.

• Act as the senior executive sponsor for POA member institutions, enhancing relationships with cancer center directors, department heads, research leaders, principal investigators, health system executives, key opinion leaders, and national oncology organizations.

• Broaden strategic institutional partnerships through molecular testing, collaborative research, clinical trials, data accessibility, education, technology integration, and precision medicine initiatives.

• Facilitate executive steering committees and governance discussions.

• Direct multi-institutional research projects, including real-world evidence studies, registries, translational research, investigator-led projects, and collaborations on clinical trials.

• Assist in the validation of products, biomarkers, signatures, and companion diagnostics, while promoting abstracts, publications, and scientific presentations.

• Represent Caris and the POA at scientific conferences, advisory boards, and industry forums.

• Enhance the use of Caris molecular data, multimodal datasets, and AI capabilities within institutions.

• Promote data-sharing initiatives and clinical integrations, which include EHR, ordering, results delivery, and research workflows.

• Cultivate early-adopter champions and pilot programs to expedite the adoption of new products, workflows, and precision medicine initiatives.

• Boost participation, enrollment, and patient access in Caris-sponsored research and clinical programs.

• Create scalable processes for opportunity management, project prioritization, performance monitoring, risk management, and reporting.

• Align cross-functional stakeholders around common goals, timelines, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to legal, regulatory, privacy, ethical, and scientific standards.

• Build and lead a high-performing team dedicated to strategic partnerships, scientific collaboration, institutional activation, and program execution.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree is required; an advanced degree in science, healthcare, business, or a related field is preferred.

• A minimum of 12 years of progressive leadership experience in oncology, precision medicine, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or a related healthcare or life sciences domain, including executive-level partnership, sales, or account leadership.

• Comprehensive knowledge of precision oncology, molecular profiling, clinical and translational research, and real-world evidence generation.

• Proven ability to engage and influence C-suite executives, cancer center leaders, department chairs, key opinion leaders, and other senior stakeholders.

• Successful track record in developing strategic partnerships with academic medical centers, cancer centers, health systems, or research organizations.

• Experience in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across medical, research, commercial, and operational teams.

• Strong skills in strategic planning, business development, relationship management, negotiation, communication, and execution, with the capability to convey complex scientific and clinical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Successful completion of the company's pre-employment process, including a criminal background check, credit check, drug screening, and reference verification.

• Willingness to travel extensively (approximately 50–60%) across the nation.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment.

• Equal opportunity employment.