Diagnostic Science Liaison — Field & Strategy

AstraZeneca Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AstraZeneca Singapore Pte Ltd invites a diagnostic liaison professional to join our oncology diagnostics effort. This hybrid role combines field-based engagement with the office to develop local diagnostic strategies and strengthen relationships with histology and molecular labs.

You will work with external customers including pathologists, molecular pathologists, HCPs, and lab networks to execute tactical plans, monitor testing quality, and ensure timely companion diagnostics in-market.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree; preferably an advanced degree in health sciences, life sciences or biomedical sciences.
• Thorough knowledge of traditional diagnostic methods such as immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics technologies e.g., NGS, ISH, etc.
• Understanding of local pathology capabilities, molecular diagnostic and clinical testing landscape especially in oncology field.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience in oncology and/or precision diagnostics will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic liaison role will be a hybrid of field-based and office-based diagnostic professional with scientific, diagnostics, and therapeutic area expertise.
• Gain insights through field engagement (50% of time in field) to aid in the development of local diagnostic strategies
• Identify barriers and unmet needs of diagnostics testing through engagement with histo lab, molecular diagnostics labs, lab networks and HCPs
• Execution of tactical plans locally to support and educate on appropriate testing.
• Responsible for compiling diagnostics data, monitoring the number and performance of testing to ensure labs providing timely, high quality in-market companion diagnostics / testing solutions.
• Work in full coordination with the Field Sales Team, Medical Scientific Liaisons, and cross functional team to carry out tactical plans and provide responses to diagnostics inquires
• Primary point of contact of external diagnostics stakeholders, e.g., pathologists or molecular pathologists, molecular diagnostics kit suppliers, scientific experts, laboratory team, Health Care Professionals (HCP), and scientific organizations.

Skills

Diagnostic liaison

Field engagement

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree; advanced degree in health sciences or biomedical sciences

Tools

Immunohistochemistry

Molecular diagnostics (NGS/ISH)

Job description

AstraZeneca Singapore Pte Ltd invites a diagnostic liaison professional to join our oncology diagnostics effort. This hybrid role combines field-based engagement with the office to develop local diagnostic strategies and strengthen relationships with histology and molecular labs.

You will work with external customers including pathologists, molecular pathologists, HCPs, and lab networks to execute tactical plans, monitor testing quality, and ensure timely companion diagnostics in-market.