Senior Medical Science Liaison - External Research (Oncology)

Location: Remote in California or field-based within the US; Chicago is also considered. Travel up to 50%.

Salary: $120,000–$190,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications, if performed from California. The range may vary for Colorado, Illinois, and New York.

Company

hirify.global develops a precision-medicine platform that connects real-world evidence with AI-driven insights to support clinical care and treatment decisions.

What you will do

• Manage external oncology research collaborations, including investigator-initiated trials, assay grants, biobank studies, prospective trials, and retrospective real-world data studies.
• Engage oncology KOLs, academic investigators, cooperative groups, and pharmaceutical trial collaborators.
• Evaluate study proposals for completeness, feasibility, scientific merit, clinical value, and strategic alignment.
• Coordinate study-related communications between external investigators and internal data science, biostatistics, bioinformatics, clinical development, R&D, sales, marketing, and medical affairs teams.
• Support abstracts, scientific presentations, manuscripts, publication planning, medical advisory boards, and conference meeting summaries.
• Contribute to medical research strategy and scientific exchange plans focused on biomarkers, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, tumor response monitoring, and minimal residual disease.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of Medical Science Liaison or Medical Affairs experience in diagnostics, biotechnology, or pharmaceuticals.
• Advanced scientific or medical degree such as PhD, PharmD, MD, MSN, BSN, or BS.
• Advanced knowledge and experience in molecular oncology, biomarkers, genomic testing, and diagnostic platforms.
• Experience in medical writing for abstracts, scientific presentations, and manuscripts.
• Ability to manage up to 25–30 study collaborations and communicate effectively with KOLs, academic researchers, and commercial field teams.
• Working knowledge of genomic laboratory-developed testing, CLIA-88, CAP, the Sunshine Act, statistical methods, and clinical trial design.

Nice to have

• Existing oncology KOL relationships.
• Formal translational or clinical oncology research experience.
• Experience working in clinical settings, particularly academic institutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with benefits that may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical benefits, and other benefits depending on the position.
• Work includes collaboration across medical affairs, commercial, research, clinical development, and engineering functions.
• Equal opportunity employment with consideration of qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.