PGuardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext, Guardant360 Response, and GuardantOMNI tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening. /ph3Job Description /h3pstrongAbout the Role: /strong /ppBased in Italy, the primary role of the County Medical Lead, Medical Affairs (MA), is to educate and develop academic key opinion leaders (KOL) champions with the most current study findings (abstracts, publications and evidence pipeline) supporting the clinical value of Guardant Health’s products. /ppThe Country Medical Lead will co-develop the studiesand publication strategies with the MA Director South of Europe and the VP of MA Internationalto develop clinical evidence to achieve positive guidelines and physician adoption andsupport private and public payer coverage.This role will report to the Medical Affairs Director South of Europe. /ppThe role plays a major role in abstract and publication creation, and in the development and creation of physician educational slides to be deployed in focused events (such as academic grand rounds, scientific sessions, advisory boards or Continuing Medical Education (CME) lectures), and in training speakers/educators. /ppS/he will understand the clinical needs for the oncology focused healthcare professionals and cancer patients and build a team focused on strategic partnerships with leading cancer centers throughout Italy andcommunity-based oncology groups with clinical utilization needs and interest for routine care +/- trials capabilities. /ppThey will need to be effective at translating data from research and clinical utility projects as well as real world evidence data and disseminating key information through publications, and presentations at national, regional and localmeetings, healthcare professional events, patient events and educational activities. /ppThe role also involves supporting strategic commercial partnerships related to healthcare institutions, marketing and market access; education and training of the sales team, and development of regional physician influencers to drive test coverage. /ppThe Country Medical Lead is able todrive strategic initiatives and collaboration with other senior Guardant executives, and construction of studies and publications roadmaps that achieve corporate objectives. /ppstrongEssential Duties and Responsibilities: /strong /pulliIn depth understanding that cancer is a complex disease and identify clinical unmet needs in diagnostic and therapeutic pathways together with involved healthcare professionals, patients and payers /liliIdentify, develop and/or maintain strong, collaborative working relationships with premier cancer center KOL champions, to promote understanding and adoption of our novel diagnostic technologies. /liliIn partnership with the Sales executives, identify and support strategic healthcarepartnerships that include evidence generation opportunities, pathway definition per tumor type, molecular tumor boards, advisory boards, report interpretation and registry support. /liliDrive the development of clinical utility projects and investigator-initiated studies that lead to data generation required for market access purposes, generating pertinent abstracts and publications. /liliCritically review and develop education slides based on new publications and research findings, for approval by the MA Director South of Europe and global Marketing. /liliLead and support speaker programs and education of leading clinicians with expertise in main solid tumors. Support continued education. /liliPrepare or support the elaboration of on-site oral presentations, data reviews, and interactive education events for KOLs, also known as “deep dive” /liliSynopsize and educate key personnel regarding emerging abstracts and publications relevant to molecular testing. /liliAssist the MA Director South of Europe and the Medical Affairs colleaguesin agenda planning and meeting facilitation of Clinical Advisory Board(s) and scientific events. /liliIdentify and help draft study protocols and publication plans, including drafting/first authoring of multiple abstracts and publications with external KOL coauthors. /liliBe able to lead Medical Science Liaison and Clinical Oncology Specialist teams in the country to develop KOL champions at leading national centers and large oncology group strategic partners. /liliLead in major investigator-initiated, multicenter studies that expand our indications through validation and outcomes assessment. /liliWork hand in hand with the country manager to secure the country´s strategy is supported by the medical plan and activities. /liliWork closely with the country team, including the sales specialist team and client services. /liliSupport market access activities and the development of materials and dossiers required to generate or broaden payer adoption. /liliTeamwork with the clinical trial manager(s) international and global (US based) to have an overview on the ongoing trials and their relevance in data generation. /liliWork closely with the medical affairs team EUAA and the broader global medical affairs organization. /liliLeader able to connect with US and AMEA based piers. /liliIdentify main scientific conferences in the country, organizing Guardant Health´s presence and goals objectives. /liliPlan the yearly budget requirements to achieve the MA country goals, in conjunction with the global MA international team, the Medical Affairs Director South of Europe and the country manager. /li /ulh3Qualifications /h3ulliTerminal degree in a scientific field of study (Pharm.D., Ph.D., M.D. or Master’s Level with academic equivalent such as Associate Professor position). /liliClinical expertise or related experience in Oncology is highly desirable. Minimum of 3-5 years of healthcare experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, academic or cancer diagnostic industry. /liliExperience working with experts at academic medical centers to build consensus around new products and/or services. /liliSkilled team builder/manager. /liliSuccessful publication as primary author or primary draftee of peer-reviewed publications. /liliTrack record of independent presentation at major academic centers resulting in product adoption. /liliMaterial input and experience in study protocol design and documentation. /liliPrior experience as an DMA in the introduction of a novel new clinical product is highly desired. /li /ulpstrongTechnical Skills Required /strong /pulliApplies advanced knowledge of the biotechnology, diagnostics and pharmaceuticalindustry with main focus on Oncology. /lili+ 8 years of experience in the field. /liliAbility to apply advanced knowledge of company product specifications. /liliIntermediate-to-advanced knowledge of the following computer software programs: Microsoft Office: Powerpoint, Excel, and Word. /liliAbility to work independently and remotely while maintaining a strong teamwork ethic. /liliMulti-dimensional in abilities to work on simultaneous tasks, work cross-team and at different levels of the organization, whether internal or external relationships to the organization. /liliSelf-directed, intrinsically motivated, flexible to changes in an ever changing dynamic environment. /liliStrong problem-solving skills, good attention to detail, time management skills and personal initiative. /liliAbility to set priorities and self-organize the working agenda. /liliExceptional human relations skills to coordinate the accomplishment of tasks through other people. /liliOutstanding oral presentation skills in Italian and English. /liliHighly developed written skills, the ability to produce documents for dissemination both inside and outside the organization for presentations, technical briefs and scientific publications. /liliAbility to elicit and answer clinical questions in groups ranging from individuals to larger didactic roundtables and meetings. /liliAbility to address high-level experts in the scientific field at company-sponsored events and trade shows. /liliExcellent proofreading skills, with the ability to proof for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and formatting of documents. /liliAdditional languages beyond English and Italian are of interest. /liliExtensive travel that may require up to 3-4 days per week to meet with KOLs, attend physician education talks and conferences, including specialty society scientific meetings, scientific sessions, advisory boards, and healthcare events. /liliSome weekend work might be required (eg: scientific conferences and meetings scheduled on weekends) /liliTravel is estimated to be approximately 40-50% of the working time. /liliMostly national travel will be required, with the potential need to attend some selected international conferences (eg ASCO, ESMO) and team meetings, which will depend on the company´s needs and customer attendance. /liliMust be physically able to handle extensive travel in vehicle, train, plane, or other modes of public transport. /liliOffice can be home-based, and involves extensive use of computer and keyboard while in home office. /liliRequires the ability to focus on multiple tasks simultaneously, work in high-paced, high-energy environment. /li /ulh3Additional Information /h3pemEmployee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment.Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment.Ability to sit for extended periods of time. /em /ppemGuardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. 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