Senior Director, Product Development

Veracyte, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 27,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Veracyte, a global genomic diagnostics leader, seeks a Senior Director of Product Development to spearhead innovative diagnostic tests. The role demands a proven leader with expertise in NGS assay development, strategic product leadership, and collaboration across functions, ensuring product excellence and timely market access.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Career development opportunities

Inclusive workforce culture

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years post-Ph.D. relevant work experience.
• Extensive experience in NGS-based LDT diagnostic product development.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and drive the product development strategy.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure timely product launch.
• Guide the team to develop actionable experimental designs.

Skills

Bioinformatics knowledge

Team leadership

Problem-solving skills

Education

Ph.D. in biology, molecular biology, genetics or related field

Job description

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 – whether it be in one of our labs, corporate offices, the field – enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a results-driven environment that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion.

The Position:

Location: This is an onsite position based in our South San Francisco location.

About the Role: We are seeking an exceptionally talented and strategic Senior Director, Product Developmentto lead and drive the evolution of our regulated diagnostic product portfolio. This is a critical leadership position responsible for spearheading the end-to-end development and successful launch of cutting-edge diagnostic tests, leveraging our high-throughput diagnostic platform. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enabling high-throughput assay development within a regulated environment and will champion a forward-thinking approach to accelerate product timelines by building scalable, reusable solutions. This role will significantly contribute to our company's success by delivering innovative, high-quality diagnostic solutions while ensuring strict adherence to design control and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Product Leadership:
   • Have good bioinformatics knowledge on molecular (especially NGS) data to enable data interpretation and appropriate study design.
   • Define, own, and drive the product development strategy, ensuring alignment with the company's overarching diagnostic platform vision and market needs.
   • The candidate will ensure that all activities related to the given project are executed according to established requirements for the products and ensure quality-control metrics that will be validated for operational excellence.
   • Working within regulated environments, especially with CLIA/CAP and NYSDOH regulations. The successful candidate will apply their expertise in NGS-based assays to oversee the development of robust assay workflow that will be validated and productionize.
   • Instill a pervasive culture of quality, scientific rigor, proactive risk management, and continuous process improvement throughout all phases of product development.
2. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
   • Interact seamlessly with multi-disciplinary teams such as automation, laboratory infrastructure (e.g. LIMS), clinical, bioinformatics / data analysis, regulatory and marketing groups. Fostering cross-functional synergy in a fast-moving environment where product timeliness is essential to commercial success.
   • Act as a key strategic partner and influential bridge across R&D, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless alignment, effective communication, and successful product realization.
3. Integrated Team Leadership & Development:
   • Within the assay team, the candidate will guide the team to develop fully interpretable and actionable experimental designs suitable for high-throughput laboratory operation, ensure robustness and efficiency throughout the process of the product life cycle.
   • Lead a team of scientists at various level, provide direct mentorship, coaching, and performance management to team members, supporting their professional growth and career trajectories within the organization.
   • Responsible to ensure the transfer of developed assays from R&D into production, including coordinating training and design transfer to CLIA laboratory operators.

Who You Are:

• Proven success leading projects collaboratively cross-functionally with delivery of results in a timely fashion and partnering with colleagues and across company disciplines.
• Theoretical and hands-on knowledge of the basic biological principles governing molecular biology, genetics, and biochemistry underlying laboratory assays and clinically relevant information. Demonstrated ability to tie the results of the team’s analysis back to specific assay and product need.
• Establish goals and timeline in support of company objectives in serving patients. Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-moving environment and acknowledge that product timeliness is essential to commercial success.
• Familiarity with design controls and phase-gate processes in product development, translating that into the insight for experimental design through prioritizing must have over nice to have.
• A strong sense of urgency, independent, goal-oriented and timeline-driven. Working with the Program Management Office to ensure cross functional timelines are clear.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Able to explain difficult concepts and influence others.
• Proven ability to keep abreast of technological platform advancements and assess their value to the product success and company’s endeavors.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; demonstrated strength intact and diplomacy working with external and internal collaborators.
• Flexibility and open-mindedness in the face of shifting resources & priorities.
• Willingness to speak up for their interpretations of data or strategy, to ask questions, or to advocate.
• Experience and comfort working effectively within both a direct and dotted-line management structure.

Requirements:

• Education: Ph.D. in biology, molecular biology, genetics or a related field. Domain expertise in cancer is desirable. Minimum of 10 years post-Ph.D. relevant work experience, with > 8 years of industry experience in product development, and at least 5 years of direct management experience supervising scientists at all levels.
• Extensive experience in NGS-based LDT diagnostic product development, with applied knowledge of all CAP/CLIA/NYS, and CLSI guidelines.
• Strong experience in leading cross-functional technical teams in enabling product launch under tight timelines
• Experience writing and coordinating development documentation in a cross-functional capacity, including development plans and reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills are required.

#LI-Onsite

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Veracyte is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

Pay range

$27,000—$290,000 USD

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified Great Place to Work in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte(Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global genomic diagnostics company that improves patient care by providing answers to clinical questions, informing diagnosis and treatment decisions throughout the patient journey in cancer and other diseases. The company’s growing menu of genomic tests leverage advances in genomic science and technology, enabling patients to avoid risky, costly diagnostic procedures and quicken time to appropriate treatment. The company’s tests in lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, bladder cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are available to patients and its lymphoma subtyping and renal cancer tests are in development. With Veracyte’s exclusive global license to a best-in-class diagnostics instrument platform, the company is positioned to deliver its tests to patients worldwide.Veracyteis based inSouth San Francisco, California. For more information, please visitwww.veracyte.com and follow the company on X (Formerly Twitter).

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