Caredxinc
Director, Research & Development
Waltham, MA · Director
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Intellectual PropertyClinical TrialsClinical Laboratory TechniquesBioinformaticsqPCRMolecular BiologyNGSResearchExperimental DesignLeadershipPublic Speaking
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About the role
- CareDx is a leading precision medicine diagnostics company advancing care in transplant, specialty oncology, and cell therapy.
- NavDx®, our blood-based DNA test, helps clinicians detect molecular signs of disease recurrence, monitor treatment response, and guide patient management throughout the care journey.
- This position will provide scientific leadership across assay development, technology innovation, analytical validation, translational research, and future oncology product development.
Responsibilities
- Study design and biostatistical interpretation.
- Lead scientific strategy for NavDx, NavDxGyn, and future HPV-driven cancer products.
- Drive innovation in circulating tumor DNA, viral DNA, fragmentomics, and related molecular diagnostic technologies.
- Develop long-term scientific roadmaps aligned with CareDx specialty oncology strategy.
- Lead assay transfer activities from research environments into clinical laboratory operations.
- Support design control and product development processes consistent with CareDx quality systems.
- Establish experimental designs for sensitivity, specificity, precision, reproducibility, stability, and robustness studies.
- Serve as the R&D lead on cross-functional product teams.
- Partner with external investigators, key opinion leaders, academic institutions, and collaborators.
- Build and mentor high-performing research scientists and laboratory development teams.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience in molecular diagnostics, biotechnology, oncology, or translational research.
- Demonstrated experience leading assay development programs from concept through clinical implementation.
- Experience with circulating nucleic acid technologies including ctDNA, cfDNA, viral DNA, or related biomarker platforms.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary scientific teams.
- Technical Expertise
Nice to have
- Experience with HPV-related oncology diagnostics.
- Experience in oncology liquid biopsy platforms.
- Prior involvement with successful commercialization of diagnostic products.
- Familiarity with intellectual property development and technology transfer.
- Additional Details:
- Every individual at CareDx has a direct impact on our collective mission to improve the lives of organ transplant patients worldwide.
- We believe in taking great care of our people, so they take even greater care of our patients.
- 401(k) savings plan match
Skills
- qPCR, ddPCR, NGS, or advanced genomic technologies.
Compensation
- Competitive base salary and incentive compensation
Benefits
- Ensure scientific rigor and documentation suitable for regulatory, reimbursement, and publication purposes.
- Partner with Clinical Affairs and Medical Affairs to design validation studies supporting clinical utility and coverage objectives.
- Collaborate with Laboratory Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and Commercial teams.
- Support reimbursement initiatives by providing scientific rationale, validation data, and technical expertise.
Company info
- Within CareDx's Specialty Oncology business, we are focused on improving the management of HPV-driven cancers through innovative diagnostic solutions.
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