Medical Science Liaison

About the role

A Medical Science Liaison (MSL) at Veracyte is a genomic and disease state expert who provides clinical and product education to external Health Care Providers (HCPs) to drive understanding and adoption of the company’s molecular test for breast cancer. They are recognized experts and trusted partners, serving as the primary scientific and clinical resource to external and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, develop, and maintain strong relationships with academic and community physicians by promoting understanding and adoption of Veracyte’s Prosigna Breast Cancer test.
• Identify KOLs, stimulate investigator-initiated studies, and support through study completion and article publication.
• Provide tailored presentations to external HCPs at the request of sales team members.
• Support the medical affairs team in collecting real-world evidence supporting the clinical utility of Veracyte’s tests.
• Create and implement strategies supporting product improvements in collaboration with medical affairs, research and development, managed care, and sales.
• Critically review the literature and build educational materials for external HCP and internal stakeholder consumption.
• Serve as a primary scientific and clinical resource to the marketing and sales team members providing medical updates, journal clubs, and MSL office hours.
• Assist the managed care team in setting up applications for insurance coverage by providing up-to-date scientific and clinical information supporting the clinical utility of Veracyte’s tests.
• Provide conference coverage supporting the sales team and prepare a post-conference summary of relevant talks to the leadership team.

Requirements

• Terminal scientific and/or clinical degree – Ph.D., M.D., Pharm.D., and D.O.
• At least 5 years of clinical or industry experience, preferably with an oncology focus.
• Advanced understanding of the genetic basis for disease and modern genomic techniques is critical for success in this role.
• Prior experience as an MSL in introducing and supporting novel diagnostic assays is desired.
• Overall solid written and verbal communication skills to convey complex study results to audiences with varying degrees of scientific/clinical knowledge.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills in understanding HCP needs and situational awareness to adapt content and communication style in real time.
• Team player working in synergy with marketing and sales team members providing accurate, comprehensive, and timely scientific and clinical support.
• Demonstrating customer-centricity and passion for helping patients.
• Familiarity with statistical methodologies.
• A detail-oriented, organized self-starter with a strong ability to prioritize workload.

Who You Are

MSLs are energized by providing clear solutions to physicians and patients for currently unmet diagnostic and clinical needs. They can assimilate and distill large amounts of complex scientific and clinical information into easy to digest format. Concise, clear, and compliant communication is a must.

Location

Location in proximity to airport hub and ability to travel within the defined region.

Pay

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.

What We Can Offer You

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.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (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.