Director, Evidence Generation and Publications

Freenome is seeking a Director, Evidence Generation and Publications to lead integrated evidence-generation and publication strategies across the company’s portfolio.

This role will identify evidence gaps, develop research and analysis plans, and oversee the dissemination of clinical, real-world, economic, and operational data. The Director will partner across Scientific and Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Biostatistics, Data Science, Regulatory Affairs and Market Access.

The ideal candidate is a strategic scientific leader with deep experience in evidence generation, publication planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role reports to the VP, Medical Affairs. This role will be a Remote role.

What you’ll do:

Evidence-generation strategy

• Develop and execute integrated evidence plans aligned with clinical, regulatory, market-access, and commercial priorities.
• Identify evidence gaps and translate them into readily executable research questions, study concepts, and analysis plans.
• Lead post hoc analyses, real-world evidence and registry studies, and investigator-sponsored research.
• Guide evidence development throughout the product lifecycle (feasibility, validation, and post-marketing studies).
• Establish clear governance, prioritization, timelines, and measures of impact.

Publication and scientific-dissemination strategy

• Develop and manage publication plans aligned with Freenome’s scientific communication strategy.
• Oversee manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and other scientific materials.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant dissemination of data.
• Partner with internal authors, external investigators, medical writers, statisticians, and third-party vendors.
• Track publication progress and scientific impact.

Scientific leadership and cross-functional collaboration

• Serve as a strategic partner across Science, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Clinical, Regulatory, Market Access, Commercial, and Biometrics.
• Translate complex findings into clear and credible scientific narratives.
• Provide guidance on study design, endpoints, analyses, interpretation, and dissemination.
• Align internal teams on evidence priorities, scientific messaging, and publication timing.
• Present strategies and program updates to senior leadership.

External research and scientific engagement

• Represent Freenome at scientific congresses, advisory boards, and research meetings.
• Build relationships with investigators, academic institutions and healthcare systems.
• Evaluate and support investigator-sponsored research.
• Identify external partnerships that strengthen Freenome’s evidence base.

Governance, quality, and compliance

• Ensure adherence to applicable company policies, publication standards, and ethical guidelines, including GPP and ICMJE.
• Maintain high standards for scientific integrity, authorship, transparency, and data accuracy.
• Manage vendors, research partners, contracts, budgets, timelines, and program risks.

Must haves:

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in medicine, science, public health, epidemiology, health economics, pharmacy, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant diagnostics, medical device, or healthcare experience, ideally in oncology.
• Demonstrated experience leading evidence generation and publication strategies.
• Strong knowledge of clinical research, real-world evidence, epidemiology, biostatistics, and scientific data interpretation.
• Experience authoring and supervising manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and scientific presentations.
• Proven ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong commitment to scientific integrity and compliant collaboration

Nice to haves:

• Experience in oncology, cancer screening, molecular diagnostics, genomics, multiomics, or liquid biopsy.
• Experience supporting diagnostic products, including screening tests, through their development, regulatory review, launch, and/or lifecycle management.
• Experience with real-world data, health economics, implementation science, or healthcare delivery research.
• Established relationships with investigators, academic institutions, or professional societies.
• Prior people-management experience.