Medical Director, Urology at Veracyte – San Diego, California
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About This Position
At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way its about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.
Our Values:
- We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care
- We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work
- We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins
- We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other
The Medical Director, Urology will serve as a strategic clinical and scientific leader, leveraging deep expertise in bladder cancer, genomics, and clinical research to guide the development, validation, and adoption of Veracytes urologic oncology portfolio. This role integrates hands-on clinical background with advanced translational research experience to shape evidence generation, strengthen KOL engagement, and ensure scientific excellence across programs. In addition, this Medical Director will support our commercial and marketing teams during urological product launch planning, launch, and on-market activities.
The successful candidate needs to have an advanced degree in a field relevant to the role (e.g. MD, PhD, or MD/PhD), a proven track record cancercentered research involving molecular assay development, and experience with multi-institutional collaborations. This position is onsite in San Diego.
Responsibilities
Scientific & Clinical Leadership
- Provide subject matter expertise in urologic oncology, with emphasis on bladder cancer, molecular subtyping, and genomic diagnostics.
- Guide R&D and Clinical Affairs on study design, protocol development, and biomarker validation across the Urology portfolio.
- Establish key collaborations with academic KOLs and institutions to build evidence supporting the clinical validation and utility of urologic products.
- Serve as the medical lead in CLIA-based and IVD-based regulatory submissions for bladder cancer products, including support for analytical and clinical validation packages.
- Provide medical and scientific oversight during the development and execute of product publication strategies.
- Ensure scientific accuracy and clinical relevance across internal and external communications.
Required Qualifications
- MD or MD/PhD and a minimum of 10 years of experience with specialization or direct experience in Urology.
- Expertise in molecular diagnostics and clinical research.
- Strong publication record.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with genomic assays.
- Regulatory submission involvement.
- Collaborations with academic centers.
For candidates based in our San Diego office, the salary is $347,000 - $397,000 per year.
The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified Great Place to Work in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.
About VeracyteVeracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).
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