Medical (Science) Director, Lung Cancer

About the Role

A healthier future drives us to innovate, advance science, and ensure healthcare access for generations. We seek a dynamic Medical (Science) Director to join Genentech’s US Medical network, providing exceptional clinical and scientific leadership for medical affairs activities. This role focuses on generating and communicating medical evidence to aid practitioners, patients, and payers in healthcare decisions. The successful candidate will exhibit outstanding communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide the medical perspective to Medical Affairs professionals and cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to defining science and medical strategies to impact patient well-being, particularly in early or late-stage development of assigned assets and indications.
• Design, execute, and monitor medical strategies, plans, and tactics across the product lifecycle.
• Represent Genentech Medical Affairs externally at key meetings as needed.
• Develop scientific partnerships with therapeutic area experts and execute collaborations.
• Lead and implement medical tactics efficiently, leveraging relevant expertise and insights.
• Execute USMA/global clinical trial activities as part of Medical Affairs.
• Provide clinically meaningful perspectives for regulatory and scientific communications.

Requirements

• Advanced Clinical/Science Degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD).
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical/medical experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
• Experience or knowledge of pre-approval drug development trials and/or post-marketing medical evidence generation, including expertise in controlled and observational study designs, data analysis, and clinical/health economic interpretations.
• Understanding of the US healthcare environment, including payer landscape, evidence-based medicine, and health technology assessments.
• Ability to navigate complex situations and thrive in ambiguous environments.

Location and Travel

This position is based in South San Francisco, California, and may require up to 35% travel.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position in South San Francisco is $173,200 – $321,600. Actual pay will be determined by experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance.

Benefits

This position qualifies for the benefits detailed here. Relocation benefits are not available for this role.