# Scientific Director, Breast Cancer Portfolio

**Company:** [Artera](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/artera)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Data Science
**Salary:** $145k – $165k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Breast Cancer Biology, Clinical Development, Translational Research, Molecular Diagnostics, Digital Pathology, Genomic Assays, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Clinical Study Design, Clinical Trials, Observational Studies, Real-World Evidence, Biostatistics, Publication Planning, Regulatory Submissions
**Posted:** 2026-08-18

> Provides scientific and strategic leadership for evidence generation across a breast cancer diagnostic portfolio, overseeing clinical and translational studies, external collaborations, publications, and cross-functional product development. Requires an advanced degree, at least five years of relevant experience, and deep expertise in breast cancer diagnostics.

## Job Description

## Portfolio Evidence Strategy
- Lead the breast cancer evidence portfolio across in-development and commercially available diagnostic assays.
- Develop integrated evidence-generation strategies and roadmaps.
- Define evidence requirements for product development, regulatory submissions, reimbursement, clinical adoption, and guideline inclusion.
- Identify opportunities for indication expansion and next-generation product development.

## Clinical and Translational Research Leadership
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize clinical datasets supporting evidence-generation objectives.
- Provide scientific oversight of retrospective, prospective, observational, and translational studies supporting breast cancer diagnostics.
- Develop study concepts, research plans, protocols, and endpoints with Biostatistics and Medical teams.
- Oversee study execution from initiation through interpretation and reporting.
- Monitor progress and address scientific, operational, and technical challenges.

## External Scientific Collaborations
- Build relationships with key opinion leaders, academic medical centers, cooperative groups, and research networks.
- Evaluate and prioritize research collaboration opportunities.
- Serve as the primary scientific contact for investigators and lead scientific discussions throughout collaborative studies.

## Research Proposal Development and Evaluation
- Author and review proposals for investigator-initiated and company-sponsored studies.
- Evaluate proposals for scientific merit, feasibility, strategic alignment, and clinical impact.
- Collaborate with investigators to refine study objectives, endpoints, and analytical approaches.

## Scientific Communication and Publication
- Develop publication strategies for the breast cancer portfolio.
- Lead abstracts, conference presentations, posters, and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
- Translate findings into rigorous, clinically meaningful evidence.
- Present scientific data internally and externally.

## Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with Product, Medical, Biostatistics, AI, and Market Access teams.
- Represent Clinical Development on cross-functional product teams.
- Contribute to product claims, target product profiles, and commercialization strategies.

## Key Competencies
- Scientific leadership
- Evidence-generation strategy
- Stakeholder management
- Publication planning
- Clinical study design
- Translational research
- Project execution
- Scientific communication and influence without authority

## Requirements
- Ph.D., M.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent advanced degree in oncology, cancer biology, pathology, molecular biology, epidemiology, or a related discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in oncology clinical development, translational research, diagnostics, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical development.
- Expertise in breast cancer biology and clinical management.
- Experience developing and executing clinical studies involving molecular diagnostics, digital pathology, genomic assays, AI-based diagnostics, or companion diagnostics.
- Experience leading collaborations with academic investigators and cooperative research groups.
- Track record of first-author, senior-author, or collaborative peer-reviewed publications.
- Experience authoring study protocols, research proposals, abstracts, and manuscripts.
- Strong understanding of clinical trial methodology, observational studies, and translational research.
- Experience working cross-functionally with regulatory, product, commercial, and scientific stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.
- Passion for improving patient care through AI-driven healthcare innovation.
- Expected travel of up to 5% domestically and internationally for scientific collaboration meetings.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing evidence strategies for commercially available diagnostic assays.
- Experience supporting regulatory submissions for diagnostic products.
- Familiarity with breast cancer prognostic, predictive, and treatment-selection assays.
- Experience with real-world data, real-world evidence, and outcomes research.
- Knowledge of digital pathology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or multimodal biomarkers.
- Existing relationships with breast cancer investigators, cooperative groups, and academic research networks.

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