Medical Director - Pathologist
Core
Provide on-site medical leadership for a precision oncology laboratory, focusing on clinical interpretation of tissue- and blood-based oncology testing, assay development, and quality control.
Role type
Senior Medical Director - Pathologist (Precision Oncology)
Builds
Precision oncology testing portfolio including tissue and liquid biopsy assays for minimal residual disease (MRD) detection.
Domain
Healthcare / Molecular Oncology Diagnostics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Anatomic Pathology board certification, Molecular Genetic Pathology fellowship training, NGS-based genomic profiling interpretation, liquid biopsy analysis, assay validation and development, clinical study design, regulatory compliance (CLIA/CAP), peer-reviewed publication record
Preferred skills
Solid-tumor NGS experience, comprehensive genomic profiling, MRD testing, digital pathology, biomarker testing, AI-enabled precision oncology applications, biopharma-sponsored research
Technologies
NGS platforms, RNA sequencing, whole transcriptome sequencing, whole-exome sequencing, multi-omic analyses, digital pathology, ctDNA
Responsibilities
Review and sign out precision oncology cases, perform tissue adequacy review and quality control, lead assay development and validation, support clinical studies and companion diagnostics, provide pathology consultation for challenging specimens, ensure regulatory compliance and accreditation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities