Chief Medical Officer

Summary

Join Helix, a leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, as their Chief Medical Officer. Lead the clinical strategy, enabling Helix and its partners to leverage actionable insights for improved diagnosis and treatment. Define and execute Helix's strategy for evidence generation, ensuring data-driven insights support the commercial and company vision. Partner closely with commercial and product organizations to influence how partners build and commercialize their products. Actively participate in the Senior Leadership Team. This role requires extensive experience in drug discovery, clinical development, and RWE, along with an MD and subspecialty training in precision medicine. Helix offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus, equity, comprehensive health insurance, parental leave, 401k matching, and flexible PTO.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience related to drug discovery and/or clinical development experience either directly within biopharma or in a technology / service organization serving this segment
• 5+ years of experience with RWE and its uses for regulatory submissions and medical affairs
• MD, ideally with subspecialty training in one or more major areas of precision medicine development including Cardiology, Endocrine or Oncology; Pathology or Medical Genetics
• Excellent ability to reduce complexity for various audiences (regulatory, government, life sciences, provider)
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Lead the Clinical organization, including team members from Clinical Genomics, Medical Affairs, Research, and Quality
• Define and execute Helix strategy for evidence generation
• Ensure that novel data-driven insights support the commercial and company vision AND rapidly and reproducibly make their way into existing or new product offerings
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and advancements in computational and translational research
• Partner closely with commercial and product organizations with a focus on data-driven products that influence how Helix’s partners build and commercialize their products
• Communicate Helix’s POV effectively to partners, customers and external stakeholders
• Engage on a technical and business level with biopharma and provider partners on a diverse range of topics
• Be an active and engaged member of the Senior Leadership Team

Preferred Qualifications

Research experience (i.e. PhD/MPH or post-doctoral training)

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance with Date of Hire eligibility
• Above average employer paid premium coverage
• 12 weeks Helix Paid Parental Leave option
• 401(k) with employer matching of up to 3% and 100% Vesting on the Date of Hire
• Comprehensive Well-Being Benefits
• 18 well-being programs covering financial, legal and wellness solutions
• Flexible PTO
• Remote options for many roles and a home office stipend