Director, Clinical Science and Biopharma Products

Guardant HealthPalo Alto, California

$175,440 - $283,800 / year

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Director

Remote

Hybrid remote

Compensation

$175,440-$283,800/year

Job Description

Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

About the Product Department

Our Oncology Product team is responsible for the strategy and lifecycle management of our oncology portfolio, and is comprised of two core areas:

Assay Products: Liquid and tissue-based diagnostics for therapy selection and disease monitoring
Digital Products: External-facing digital/data solutions and internal infrastructure supporting clinical and commercial operations

The Director of Clinical Science and Biopharma Products at Guardant Health is a leadership role within the Product team, reporting to our Senior Director of Product Management. This position is ideal for a leader with strong experience in clinical science and biopharma diagnostics product development. We are seeking candidates with a breadth and depth of knowledge to include: clinical science and research, biopharma diagnostics product needs and a solid understanding of the practice of oncology (including areas for new technological development).

This Director will partner with our product directors who lead the oncology portfolio, to ensure biopharma needs are incorporated into portfolio strategy, roadmap planning, and commercialization. The role will help shape how Guardant’s advanced diagnostics solutions support biomarker-driven research and drug development programs,while maintaining alignment with real-world clinical workflows and market needs.

Responsibilities

Portfolio partnership: Provide clinical science leadership across all diagnostics products, collaborate with oncology portfolio product directors to incorporate biopharma requirements into product strategy, prioritization, and roadmap planning across monitoring and treatment selection products.
Clinical workflow integration: Ensure products across the Guardant portfolio fit real-world oncology practice and operational workflows to support adoption and consistent use.
Biopharma collaboration: Partner with biopharma stakeholders to align diagnostic and RUO/IUO solutions with biomarker-driven trials, translational research objectives, and precision medicine programs.
RUO/IUO product support: Drive strategy and execution for RUO/IUO offerings, ensuring scientific relevance, usability for research settings, and alignment with evolving biopharma needs.
Executive Presence: Lead strategic discussions with senior diagnostic and Biopharma stakeholders and oncologists/healthcare providers.
Product lifecycle leadership: Lead end-to-end execution from concept through development, launch, and lifecycle expansion in partnership with cross-functional teams.
Commercial readiness: Support launch planning, sales enablement, and field training with clear messaging and differentiated value propositions for biopharma and healthcare stakeholders.
Cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with R&D, regulatory, medical/scientific affairs, and commercial teams to deliver strategic goals.
Competitive intelligence: Monitor diagnostic, RUO/IUO, and research trends, regulatory developments, and competitor activity to inform differentiation and planning.
External engagement: Represent Guardant with researchers, oncologists, healthcare systems, payers, and biopharma partners to identify unmet needs and refine strategy.
Scientific leadership: Contribute to scientific communications and conference support to reinforce Guardant’s leadership in oncology diagnostics and research solutions.
Accountability: Biopharma portfolio performance, adoption, strategic partnerships, and shaping long-term biopharma investment priorities in collaboration with executive leadership.

Qualifications

Required

Education: Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of related experience or 12 years with a Master’s degree, 8 years with a PhD, or 5 years and a PharmD/MD.
Experience: 8+ years in clinical science, medical affairs, diagnostics, product management, product strategy, or commercialization in oncology diagnostics, precision medicine, or health technology, including prior biopharma experience.
Demonstrated experience with clinical science and knowledge of clinical practice.

Preferred

An MD/PhD is desirable
Science & research strength: Strong grounding in molecular oncology, biomarkers, and translational research, with the ability to engage credibly with scientific and research stakeholders.
Oncology & diagnostics expertise: Strong understanding of molecular diagnostics, clinical science, and precision medicine applications.
Commercial success: Demonstrated success launching and scaling diagnostics or research products.
Leadership: Strategic thinker with strong execution rigor, cross-functional influence, and ability to align scientific, product, and commercial teams.

Hybrid Work Model:This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. Each candidate’s compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, education, job-related skills, job duties, and business need. Primary Location: Palo Alto, CA Primary Location Base Pay Range: $206,400 - $283,800 Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $175,440 - $241,230 If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $185,760 - $255,420

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to Peopleteam@guardanthealth.com

A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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