Director, Enterprise Oncology & Dx Strategy
Labcorp
Summary
Labcorp is seeking a Director, Enterprise Oncology & Dx Strategy to join our team in Durham, NC.
Job description
Strategic Leadership & Execution
- Partner directly with the SVP to develop, refine, and execute strategic priorities across Enterprise Oncology, Diagnostics Medical Affairs, and Clinical Effectiveness, translating strategy into clear priorities, workstreams, milestones, accountabilities, and measurable outcomes.
- Support annual and multiyear strategic planning, organizational roadmaps, investment decisions, and capability development, while identifying opportunities for organic growth, partnerships, portfolio expansion, and other enterprise strategic opportunities.
- Be a strategic partner to leaders across Diagnostics Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison teams, Clinical Effectiveness, Oncology, and other areas within the SVP's portfolio, helping align priorities and execution across teams.
- Act as the primary integrator across functions, connecting initiatives that span multiple organizations and facilitating resolution of cross-functional issues, dependencies, and barriers to execution.
Business & Financial Management
- Partner with Finance and business leaders to support annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, investment decisions, performance reviews, and resource planning.
- Responsible for maintaining visibility into key financial, medical affairs, commercial, strategic, and organizational performance indicators through scorecards and dashboards aligned to enterprise priorities.
- Analyze business performance, identify key drivers and variances, and partner with leaders to develop appropriate actions and improve performance.
- Support investment prioritization, headcount planning, and business case development, ensuring major strategic initiatives are tied to measurable business and organizational outcomes.
Medical Affairs & Clinical Effectiveness Strategy
- Partner with Diagnostics Medical Affairs leadership to establish priorities, objectives, metrics, and strategic plans across field medical and Medical Science Liaison organizations.
- Support alignment of Medical Affairs activities with enterprise strategy, product launches, evidence-generation priorities, customer needs, and business objectives while maintaining appropriate scientific and medical independence.
- Partner with Clinical Effectiveness leadership to integrate clinical evidence, utilization, guidelines, health economics, and patient-impact considerations into enterprise strategy and decision-making.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Executive Decision Support
- Build strong relationships across Oncology, Diagnostics, Medical Affairs, Clinical Effectiveness, Market Access, Finance, Commercial, Business Development, Marketing, Operations, Regulatory, Legal, Technology, and other enterprise functions.
- Lead cross-functional workstreams involving senior stakeholders, ensuring clarity of objectives, ownership, timelines, dependencies, and decision rights while identifying opportunities for greater coordination, efficiency, and enterprise value creation.
- Develop and synthesize executive-level presentations, strategic briefs, decision documents, business cases, talking points, and other materials into concise, decision-oriented communications for senior leadership.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 8 years of progressive experience in healthcare, diagnostics, life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotechnology, laboratory medicine, consulting, corporate strategy, medical affairs, or a related field, with demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years experience within oncology, precision medicine, molecular diagnostics, laboratory medicine, medical affairs, or drug development.
- 5 years experience working directly with senior executives or enterprise leadership teams and supporting functions such as Medical Affairs, Medical Science Liaison, Clinical Effectiveness, Market Access.
- 5 years experience with P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, investment analysis, business-case development, and development of KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, or performance-management frameworks.
- 5 years experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, medical affairs strategy, or another highly cross-functional leadership role.
Success requires strong business judgment, executive presence, analytical capability, organizational discipline, and the ability to influence across a complex, matrixed organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 8 years of progressive experience in healthcare, diagnostics, life sciences, pharmaceutical/biotechnology, laboratory medicine, consulting, corporate strategy, medical affairs, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving senior stakeholders
- 5 years experience within oncology, precision medicine, molecular diagnostics, laboratory medicine, medical affairs, or drug development
- 5 years experience working directly with senior executives or enterprise leadership teams
- 5 years experience with P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, investment analysis, business-case development, and development of KPIs, scorecards, dashboards, or performance-management frameworks
- 5 years experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, commercial strategy, medical affairs strategy, or another highly cross-functional leadership role
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life Insurance
- STD/LTD
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company overview
Labcorp (Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, providing comprehensive clinical laboratory services and end-to-end drug development solutions. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Burlington, North Carolina, the company operates one of the world's largest clinical laboratory networks, serving patients, physicians, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Labcorp's services encompass a wide range of diagnostic testing, including routine and esoteric tests, as well as clinical trial management, central laboratory services, and biomarker development. The company plays a critical role in healthcare by delivering vital information that enables better medical decisions, supports drug development, and improves patient outcomes. With a strong focus on innovation and technology, Labcorp continues to advance precision medicine and transform healthcare through data-driven insights.