Associate Medical Affairs Director

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.


• Experience supporting Investigator-Initiated Studies and Real-World Evidence programs.


• Previous experience supporting product launches is preferred.


• Strong understanding of the UK healthcare environment and breast cancer treatment pathways.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and medical leadership.


• Executive presence and scientific credibility.


• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.


• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.


• Project management and organizational excellence.


• Scientific data interpretation and critical analysis.


• Excellent collaboration across matrix organizations.


• Self-motivated with a high level of ownership and accountability.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.


• Willingness to travel up to 60–70%.