Vice President, Specialty Oncology

CareDx, Inc. is a leading precision medicine solutions company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers. CareDx offers products, testing services, and digital healthcare solutions along the pre- and post-transplant patient journey, and is the leading provider of genomics-based information for transplant patients.

About the role

The Vice President, Specialty Oncology is the end-to-end business owner for the NavDx franchise across Head & Neck, GI, and Gynecologic cancers, with full accountability for strategy, volume, revenue, pipeline, and market shaping. This leader owns the commercial and medical education ecosystem for NavDx, driving adoption, clinical integration, guideline momentum, and long-term franchise value.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated franchise strategy across HPV-driven cancers aligned to long-term growth.
• Accountable for volume, revenue, and market share performance.
• Translate clinical evidence and market insights into strategic priorities and investments.
• Shape lifecycle expansion, new indications, and guideline inclusion strategies.
• Lead market shaping strategies to redefine standards of care in surveillance and MRD monitoring.
• Partner with Medical Affairs to drive guideline inclusion and publication strategy.
• Establish Navigate as the reference standard across academic and community settings.
• Lead indication strategy, value proposition, and positioning by tumor type.
• Align evidence generation priorities with Medical Affairs and R&D.
• Ensure strategy is grounded in unmet clinical need and differentiated value.
• Lead downstream marketing teams responsible for campaigns, congress strategy, and field enablement.
• Ensure translation of strategy into field-ready programs that accelerate adoption.
• Provide strategic leadership to MSL and Medical Education teams.
• Own the integrated medical plan including scientific exchange, advisory boards, and education.
• Ensure compliant, high-impact engagement with multidisciplinary care teams.
• Manage a 2nd line sales leader and the sales team (in the near term).
• Translate franchise strategy into sales priorities and targeting.
• Partner with Sales Ops and Sales Excellence to ensure world-class sales execution and management cadence.
• Partner with Commercial Operations to deliver forecasting, demand planning, and performance insights.
• Act as single point of accountability for franchise alignment across functions.
• Drive disciplined execution through data-driven decision making.
• Represent the franchise in executive and strategic planning forums.

Requirements

• Advanced degree preferred (MBA, PhD, PharmD, MD).
• 12+ years in oncology, molecular diagnostics, or biopharma.
• Proven franchise or portfolio leadership experience.
• Deep experience across upstream/downstream marketing and medical collaboration.
• Strong matrix leadership and influence skills.

Skills

• Enterprise mindset with full accountability.
• Strategic clarity combined with operational rigor.
• Collaborative leader with credibility across Sales and Medical.
• High integrity with strong compliance orientation.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation.
• Health and welfare benefits, including a gym reimbursement program.
• 401(k) savings plan match.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Living Donor Employee Recovery Policy: up to 30 days of paid leave annually for full-time employees who donate an organ or bone marrow.

Pay

This is the anticipated base salary range for candidates who will work in Brisbane, California: $330,000—$375,000 USD. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, education, and industry tenure. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that may include additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.