Clinical Strategy Manager (REMOTE, USA)

Compensation:  $150,000 - $165,000 per year. You are eligible to a Short-Term Incentive Plan with the target at 10% of your annual earnings, terms and conditions apply.

Clinical Strategy Manager (REMOTE, USA)

Job Overview: 

A successful Clinical Strategy Manager (CSM) is dynamic and detail oriented. The CSM plays a key role in supporting clinical strategy, collaborating cross-functionally, engaging with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), and facilitating the development of clinical roadmaps. This role requires expertise in clinical data analysis, strong communication skills, and the ability to work effectively across departments.

Essential Functions:

• Strategic Planning:
  • Contribute to the development of long-term clinical strategies that align with company goals, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product development, launch, and commercialization.
  • Portfolio Planning and Prioritization: Support and initiate the planning and prioritization of product proposals, helping determine which products to develop, enhance, or phase out based on insights from Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and voice-of-customer feedback.
  • Clinical Roadmap Development: Develop and maintain clinical roadmaps for assigned areas within Medical Affairs, ensuring alignment with internal teams, including Product Managers and R&D, and providing clear objectives and milestones.
• Cross-functional Collaboration:
  • Serve on internal committees, task forces, and working groups, representing Medical Affairs to ensure alignment with clinical strategy and provide expertise where appropriate.
  • Act as the primary upstream liaison between Medical Affairs and product core teams, providing clinical expertise, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and aligning product goals with long-term strategy. Leverage clinical insights, KOL feedback, and future research study planning to ensure products meet both immediate and strategic objectives.
  • Support and drive the internal Product Development Process (PDP) to effectively collaborate on product development initiatives, representing the upstream clinical development process on behalf of Medical Affairs and being accountable at each phase exit to ensure all phase exit deliverables are met.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Market Access, Regulatory, Pharma Services, Business Development, R&D, and all clinical teams to integrate scientific insights into the company’s long-term clinical strategy and processes and represent Medical Affairs in meetings.
• Data Analysis and Insights:
  • Analyze internal and external scientific data, industry guidelines, and clinical trends to provide strategic insights that drive product development, inform clinical strategy, and support targeted messaging led by field-facing teams. This role requires expertise in data sources and internal systems, with the ability to independently identify, access, and critically review relevant data.
  • Organize and Propose Solutions: Develop and propose solutions for managing internal processes related to data analysis and insights. Disseminate findings and updates in meetings, through presentations, and in written formats to ensure all relevant teams are informed and aligned with key information.
  • Conduct thorough reviews of medical guidelines, consensus statements, and publications to identify trends and opportunities, creating slide decks, reports, and presentations that foster collaboration and inform strategic discussions.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert, translating scientific insights into actionable strategies for clinical utility and adoption of genetic testing, collaborating closely with Product Managers, R&D, Market Access, and clinical teams.
  • Actively contribute to clinical research supporting product launches, including compiling findings into white papers as assigned, with potential contributions to abstracts, publications, and scientific presentations at conferences.
• KOL Engagement:
  • Develop and execute KOL engagement strategies, including organizing medical advisory boards, collaborating with KOLs to gather insights, and aligning long term planning with clinical utility and company goals.
  • Build and maintain relationships with leaders across professional societies, patient advocacy groups, expert panels, advisory boards, and both private and governmental organizations. Collaborate closely with Medical Affairs to assess stakeholder needs, organize educational events, and engage in board or advisory roles to advance shared goals in genetic testing, clinical utility, patient advocacy, and strategic partnerships.
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