Director, Scientific Engagement – West
Karius
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $220,000 - $330,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide strategic input into study design, site selection, feasibility, and investigator engagement.
- Partner with investigators and study teams to support enrollment and trial conduct.
- Represent Medical Affairs at investigator meetings and deliver site training.
- Assist in the management and coordination of Investigator Initiated Studies.
- Interpret and communicate clinical data internally and externally.
- Coach, mentor, and provide strategic guidance to MSLs across therapeutic areas.
- Develop and disseminate scientific resources, training, and standard responses.
- Evaluate and synthesize field insights to inform internal strategy and evidence generation.
- Serve as a medical expert at advisory boards, conferences, and symposia.
- Support cross-functional product launch planning and execution.
- Review and contribute to promotional, educational, and field training materials.
- Collaborate on scientific booth content and conference activities.
- Identify, engage, and foster long-term partnerships with national-level KOLs and investigators.
- Support KOL participation in advisory boards, conferences, and publications.
- Build credible scientific relationships to advance development, evidence generation, and guidelines.
Requirements
- Doctoral-level degree in the Life Sciences (MD or DO), required.
- Board certification and clinical practice experience, required.
- Minimum 8 years post-training experience in hematology/oncology, transplant, or infectious diseases, including 5 or more years in Medical Affairs, clinical development, or scientific engagement roles in diagnostics or biopharma.
- Demonstrated experience bridging clinical practice and molecular diagnostics, preferably with hands-on exposure to Karius testing or other cfDNA technologies.
- Proven experience engaging with national level key opinion leaders, investigators, and guideline contributors, including the ability to shape and execute scientific engagement plans.
- Deep scientific and clinical knowledge with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights for diverse audiences.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, comfortable engaging with external experts and internal executive leadership in high visibility settings.
- Strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to align field scientific activities to broader medical, evidence generation, and business objectives.
- Experience designing, executing, and interpreting clinical studies, registries, or investigator initiated research in relevant therapeutic areas.
- Track record of authorship on peer reviewed publications and presentations at major medical congresses.
- Proven ability to provide medical and scientific leadership to field medical teams or clinical liaisons, including mentoring, coaching, and performance guidance.
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting real world evidence, clinical utility data, and health outcomes to inform scientific engagement strategy.
- High level of professional credibility with the ability to build trusted, long term relationships with external experts and internal stakeholders.
- Ability to travel frequently, up to 50%, for investigator meetings, conferences, and field team support.
- Comfortable working independently in a field based role with effective cross functional coordination and accountability.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
clinical data interpretationclinical study designmolecular diagnosticscfDNA technologiesclinical utility data analysisreal world evidence interpretationscientific engagement planninginvestigator initiated researchpeer reviewed publication authorshipclinical practice experience
Soft skills
strong communication skillspresentation skillsstrategic thinkingmentoringcoachingrelationship buildinganalytical skillscross-functional coordinationindependent workingexecutive engagement
Certifications
Doctoral-level degree in Life SciencesBoard certification