Associate Medical Affairs Director

Veracyte · UK

  • Junior
  • Full-time
  • Posted 2026-07-31
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.

Our Values:

• We Seek A Better Way: We pursue bold ideas, embrace complexity, and keep pushing forward.

• We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way.

• We Are Stronger Together: We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team.

• We Care Deeply: We show up with integrity, kindness, and respect for one another.

The Position:

The Associate Medical Affairs Director will provide strategic scientific leadership for Veracyte's Medical Affairs activities across the United Kingdom, supporting the adoption of the company's precision oncology portfolio, including Prosigna®.

This individual will be responsible for developing and executing the regional Medical Affairs strategy, building long-term scientific partnerships with leading experts, driving evidence generation initiatives, and ensuring scientific excellence across cross-functional activities. The role requires a highly experienced Medical Affairs professional with deep expertise in breast cancer, molecular diagnostics and precision oncology. The ideal candidate will live in the United Kingdom.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy

• Develop and execute the regional Medical Affairs Plan aligned with global medical strategy.

• Identify scientific opportunities and evidence gaps to support the adoption of Veracyte's diagnostic portfolio.

• Contribute to annual medical planning, prioritization of activities and resource allocation.

• Support launch readiness and lifecycle management of current and future diagnostic solutions.

Scientific Leadership

• Serve as the scientific leader for breast cancer diagnostics within the assigned region.

• Build and maintain long-term scientific partnerships with leading breast cancer Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Cooperative Groups, Academic Research Organizations and Scientific Societies.

• Represent Medical Affairs in cross-functional strategic discussions.

• Provide scientific leadership and guidance to Commercial, Market Access, Clinical Operations, R&D and Business Development teams while ensuring full compliance with applicable regulations.

KOL Engagement

• Develop trusted scientific relationships with national and international breast cancer experts.

• Lead scientific exchange through one-to-one interactions, Advisory Boards, scientific meetings and educational initiatives.

• Identify emerging scientific leaders and strengthen Veracyte's academic collaborations.

• Support faculty identification and development for educational activities.

Evidence Generation

• Develop strategies supporting Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), collaborative research and Real-World Evidence (RWE) generation.

• Evaluate investigator-sponsored research proposals and oversee scientific collaboration throughout study execution.

• Contribute to publication planning and scientific dissemination activities.

• Identify opportunities for new clinical evidence supporting Prosigna® and future genomic assays.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate closely with Commercial, Clinical Operations, Marketing and Market Access.

• Provide scientific coaching to internal stakeholders.

• Support medical education initiatives and internal scientific training.

• Gather actionable medical insights and translate them into strategic recommendations.

Scientific Expertise

• Conduct high-quality scientific presentations during congresses, scientific meetings, hospital visits and educational programs.

• Respond to unsolicited scientific requests in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations.

• Monitor developments in breast cancer, precision oncology and molecular diagnostics.

• Maintain expert knowledge of competitors, emerging technologies and treatment guidelines.

Who You Are:

Required Experience

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD or PhD preferred).

• Minimum of 8–10 years of Medical Affairs experience within oncology, molecular diagnostics, biotechnology or precision medicine.

• Strong scientific expertise in breast cancer and genomic diagnostics.

• Extensive experience developing long-term collaborations with breast cancer KOLs.

• Existing relationships with leading breast cancer Cooperative Groups, Academic Institutions and Scientific Societies across the UK and Europe are highly desirable.

• Proven experience leading medical strategy and evidence generation initiatives.

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