Associate Clinical Oncology Specialist

Natera
Las Vegas, NV
On-site

Who this role is best for

Clinical professionals with oncology experience and strong analytical skills will find this field-based role with a focus on patient adherence and account support.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with oncology clinical support experience and a drive for process optimization
    — “identify areas of improvement in clinical workflows”
  • Individuals who can build rapport with medical professionals and manage logistics
    — “Assess the needs of medical professionals and staff members with a focus on customer support, coordination of logistics, and problem solving”

Things to consider

  • Travel is a significant requirement, with 25-50% of time spent on client sites
    — “25-50% travel required”
  • The role demands working outside normal working hours, including evenings and weekends
    — “Duties may require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) at times”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in patient adherence monitoring and protocol management
    — “Analyze and monitor patient testing to ensure that patients remain on the protocol prescribed by the Oncologist”
  • Emphasize demonstrated ability to manage KPIs and internal reporting systems
    — “Utilize and maintain internal reports of key performance indicators (KPIs) related to patient retention and fulfilled order volume”
  • Showcase expertise in medical sales or clinical support in oncology settings
    — “Medical assistant, clinical support, patient liaison or nursing background in oncology or a Minimum of 2 years of medical sales experience”
  • Demonstrate strong communication and presentation skills with both internal and external stakeholders
    — “Excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal) with demonstrated ability to effectively present to both internal and external customers”
  • Position yourself as a self-driven individual who can work independently and prioritize tasks effectively
    — “Have a strong desire to work in a fast-pace environment and must work independently with an internal drive to be successful”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • grow and maintain existing customers
  • build relationships with key personnel
  • analyze patient testing
  • educate medical professionals
  • utilize internal reports
Typical background
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field4+ years of experience in medical sales or clinical support

Skills & requirements

Required

Medical SalesCustomer Relationship ManagementProduct KnowledgeSales StrategyAccount Management

Preferred

OncologyPatient RetentionClinical Workflows

Stack & domain

Medical SalesCustomer SupportLogistics CoordinationCommunicationProblem SolvingTeamworkOncologyHealthcarePatient Care

About the role

Original posting from Natera via Greenhouse

TERRITORY: This role will cover Las Vegas and surrounding areas.

The Associate Clinical Oncology Specialist (ACOS) is responsible for contributing to account sales, service, and support activities of all Oncology products. The role includes ensuring patients adherence to the prescribed test cadence with a focus on improving patient outcomes. The individual will identify areas of improvement in clinical workflows, test fulfillment, internal systems and processes. Responsibilities include cultivating and maintaining key relationships and working with customers and internal partners that enable Signatera patient retention and unit growth within existing customers. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Work with assigned COS to grow, maintain & support existing customers 

Build relationships with key personnel at assigned Oncology accounts to facilitate unit growth.

Analyze and monitor patient testing to ensure that patients remain on the protocol prescribed by the Oncologist.

Assess the needs of medical professionals and staff members with a focus on customer support, coordination of logistics, and problem solving 

Become experts on all Natera Oncology products and processes to maximize effectiveness in the field. 

Educate medical professionals on the tools and resources that Natera provides to facilitate test order management

Utilize and maintain internal reports of key performance indicators (KPIs) related to patient retention and fulfilled order volume.

Be a key team player within the sales organization who can partner with internal stakeholders, such as sales reps, patient coordinators, territory managers, etc., to achieve the best outcomes for the patient and the provider.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree preferred or Associate’s degree with minimum of 4 years of relevant experience

Medical assistant, clinical support, patient liaison or nursing background in oncology or a Minimum of 2  years of medical sales experience 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Thrives in ambiguous environments

Exceptionally bright, flexible, self-motivated, and results oriented with strong interpersonal and analytical skills 

Ability to think strategically as well as execute tactically 

Must act with a sense of urgency 

Have a strong desire to work in a fast-pace environment and must work independently with an internal drive to be successful 

Excellent organizational and communication skills (written and verbal) with demonstrated ability to effectively present to both internal and external customers

Effective time management skills required with a demonstrated ability to assess and prioritize

Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel; Gmail

Fluent in understanding data spreadsheets and technologies, although the Patient Retention Specialists will continue to lead patient identification and vetting

Demonstrated ability to quickly learn software and reporting systems

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

Duties are typically performed in a medical office or hospital setting.

This position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard, communicate over the telephone and read printed material.

Duties may require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends) at times.

25-50% travel required

In addition to a base salary, we offer uncapped commission, a car allowance program, and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

The compensation package listed is for 1st year OTE, which are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. On-target earnings (OTE) represent the total potential income an employee can earn by achieving 100% of their performance goals. It combines a base salary with commissions and serves as an estimated figure rather than a guaranteed amount, providing a guideline based on average performance outcomes.

On-target earnings (OTE) $110,000—$130,000 USDOUR OPPORTUNITY

Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.

The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!

For more information, visit www.natera.com.

Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents. 

Link: https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/

Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @natera.com email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes.

For more information:

  • BBB announcement on job scams 
  • FBI Cyber Crime resource page 

Source: Natera careers (Greenhouse)

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