Senior Director, Early Detection

At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

This is a remote, home-based position. Candidates from all US geographies will be considered.

Under minimal supervision and with broad independent judgment and authority, this role directs the organization’s cancer screening and vaccination program of work to drive measurable change in cancer care delivery across the U.S.. As a key component of the overall Patient Support Strategy, this position has advanced knowledge in cancer screening, emerging early detection technologies (MCEDs and other blood-based screening tests), polymutation genetic testing and risk scoring. The role leverages advanced knowledge in the field to set strategy for the entire Patient Support Pillar while also playing an important external role. Major focus areas are developing professional-facing education and capacity-building offerings for primary care clinicians and health systems (i.e. FQHCs, large national primary care systems, and other safety-net settings) that are implemented across the nation in collaboration with other Patient Support teams. Additional focus areas including leading strategy and development for patient-facing information and programs to support early detection including genetic testing and counseling. Serves as the Patient Support lead for cancer screening, early detection, and vaccination internally and externally and works in partnership with the entire Patient Support pillar and other parts of the organization to implement programs and initiatives. This position manages a program budget that includes restricted and unrestricted funds and directs a staff team with expertise in clinical care delivery, public health programming, and policy development. Serves as a national thought leader and Patient Support representative for a range of external stakeholders including clinical professional organizations, other non-profit organizations, government agencies and others.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads the Patient Support portfolio in cancer screening, early detection and vaccination with key accountabilities to metrics including lives touched, partners engaged, and screening and vaccination rate increases across the nation.
• Directs and supervises a team of experts in early detection, screening and vaccination
• Provides evidenced-based guidance to …