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Senior Director, Clinical Development

Palo Alto, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead clinical study portfolio and strategy for a blood-based cancer detection platform using machine learning on whole-genome sequencing data.

Role type

Senior Director, Clinical Development

Builds

Clinical evidence for IVD diagnostic products (e.g., FirstLook Lung) to support FDA approval, reimbursement, and product launch.

Domain

Oncology diagnostics / In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) / Genomics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Clinical study design, clinical operations, oncology expertise, IVD diagnostics development, regulatory standards (ICH GCP, ISO 13485), team management, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

AI in clinical trials (NLP, LLM, digital twins), international data standards (FAIR, FHIR-OMOP)

Technologies

Whole-genome sequencing, machine learning, case-control study design, prospective study design

Responsibilities

Develop and execute clinical studies for clinical validity and utility; implement five-year clinical development strategy; manage clinical operations groups and CROs; interact with FDA on IVD submissions; present at scientific meetings

Seniority

Senior Director, strategic leadership & cross-functional management

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