Director, Medical Science Liaison - Precision Oncology

Responsibilities

• Identify, map, and engage oncology TLs at local, regional, and national levels to foster peer-to-peer collaboration and advocacy for Haystack MRD.
• Provide deep scientific education to healthcare providers, pathologists, and institutions on MRD and precision oncology testing across various tumor types, performance data, and application in clinical workflows.
• Respond to inquiries on test interpretation, current medical and scientific issues, healthcare advances, treatment trends, and health outcomes measures.
• Function as the medical extension of the commercial field organization by helping to prepare for high-value customer engagements, co-develop strategic territory plans, and provide real-time clinical data presentations and clarification during in-field discussions.
• Partner closely with commercial, marketing, and market access to ensure the scientific rigor, accuracy, and compliance of all outward-facing materials.
• Serve as an embedded medical resource, regularly joining customer meetings, site visits, and educational presentations to reinforce scientific credibility and support sales objectives within compliance boundaries.
• Define and maintain the medical scientific framework for brand strategy and positioning.
• Review and vet marketing collateral, website content, publications, and sales tools for medical accuracy and compliance.
• Deliver tailored training and ongoing coaching to sales representatives to ensure consistent, accurate, and compliant communication of MRD and precision oncology data, competitive positioning, and clinical differentiation.
• Design and execute peer-to-peer programs including dinner meetings, journal clubs, tumor boards, webinars, and educational symposia.
• Lead scientific sessions during national sales meetings and maintain ongoing “medical office hours” for field team support.
• Facilitate pathology department training to reduce testing variability and improve tissue adequacy, pathology workflows, and result quality metrics.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent) in a biomedical or clinical field is required.
• Advanced nursing degrees (RN, MSN, DNP) will also be highly considered when paired with clinical experience in oncology diagnostics.
• Deep knowledge of oncology diagnostics and molecular testing markets.
• Demonstrated experience with liquid biopsy technologies and NGS-based testing strongly preferred.
• Proven experience supporting evidence-generation activities (IITs, publications, real-world studies).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; record of peer-reviewed publications preferred.
• Experience supporting cross-functional training and field medical-scientific engagement.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities in a fast-paced, matrixed work environment.
• Willingness to travel (up to 50%) for conferences, internal meetings, and field visits.
• Demonstrated commitment to compliance with company policies, SOPs, and applicable regulations.