Medical Director Oncology Jobs
Medical Director Oncology jobs are open across academic medical centers, health systems, community oncology practices, and pharmaceutical companies, from attending-level physician leaders to senior and chief medical officer roles, with specializations in clinical operations, research oversight, and oncology service line leadership. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Field Medical Director is the regional Field Medical Leader responsible for leading, coaching, and developing Field Medical teams to deliver high-quality, compliant scientific engagement and identify impactful healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence. The role translates medical and therapeutic area strategy into regional field execution, elevates the quality and consistency of scientific exchange, and ensures that field-captured insights inform medical planning and evidence strategy. Through strong people leadership and scientific stewardship, the Field Medical Director strengthens AbbVie’s field medical impact across the region.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop Field Medical Team members to deliver consistent, high-quality, non-promotional scientific engagement for the multiple myeloma therapeutic area.
- Translate medical and therapeutic area strategy into clear regional field priorities and execution plans.
- Establish expectations and standards for scientific exchange, healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence, and compliant field execution.
- Review, interpret, and elevate field-identified healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence to inform medical planning and evidence needs.
- Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to strengthen scientific capability, judgment, and communication skills across the Field Medical Team.
- Partner with Medical Affairs and Health Impact (MHI) leadership to align regional execution with medical objectives and evidence strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners through the In-Field Team (IFT) to support aligned regional engagement.
- Monitor regional field activity, healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence quality, and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support talent development, onboarding, and succession planning within the Field Medical Organization, including conducting regular field ride observations with all direct report MSLs.
Qualifications
- Advanced scientific degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent experience).
- Strong understanding of multiple myeloma disease area, clinical evidence, and the role of Field Medical within Medical Affairs.
- Experience in Field Medical, Medical Affairs, scientific or healthcare roles within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing field-based scientific professionals.
- Experience successfully translating medical strategy into field execution and performance expectations.
- Experience interpreting and leveraging field-identified insights to inform medical or evidence planning.
- Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners within Medical Affairs and the In-Field Team (IFT).
Competencies
- Leads Field Medical Teams by applying strong scientific knowledge and sound judgment to guide high-quality scientific engagement.
- Coaches and develops scientific capability by providing clear direction, feedback, and role modeling of scientific excellence.
- Translates medical and therapeutic area strategy into actionable regional priorities and execution standards.
- Uses field healthcare professional perspectives, Scientific Intelligence and performance data to inform decision making and continuous improvement of field execution.
- Builds an environment of accountability, trust, and collaboration that supports consistent, compliant scientific engagement.
- Applies strong people leadership skills to motivate, engage, and retain high-performing field medical talent.
- Collaborates with Medical Affairs and Health Impact (MHI) leaders and cross-functional partners to align regional field activity with broader medical objectives.
- Communicates clearly and effectively to connect strategy, expectations, and performance outcomes for Field Medical Teams.
Key Stakeholders
- Field Medical Leadership and Field Medical team members
- Healthcare professionals, scientific stakeholders, and regional healthcare decision makers engaged by MSL and MOSL teams
- MHI and therapeutic area medical leadership
- In-field cross-functional teams
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) partners
- Evidence Generation and Clinical Research partners
- Market Access and Value Strategy colleagues
- Regulatory, safety, and medical information colleagues
- Learning and development partners supporting field medical capability
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
Company Description
About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.
Job Description
The Field Medical Director is the regional Field Medical Leader responsible for leading, coaching, and developing Field Medical teams to deliver high-quality, compliant scientific engagement and identify impactful healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence. The role translates medical and therapeutic area strategy into regional field execution, elevates the quality and consistency of scientific exchange, and ensures that field-captured insights inform medical planning and evidence strategy. Through strong people leadership and scientific stewardship, the Field Medical Director strengthens AbbVie’s field medical impact across the region.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop Field Medical Team members to deliver consistent, high-quality, non-promotional scientific engagement for the multiple myeloma therapeutic area.
- Translate medical and therapeutic area strategy into clear regional field priorities and execution plans.
- Establish expectations and standards for scientific exchange, healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence, and compliant field execution.
- Review, interpret, and elevate field-identified healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence to inform medical planning and evidence needs.
- Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to strengthen scientific capability, judgment, and communication skills across the Field Medical Team.
- Partner with Medical Affairs and Health Impact (MHI) leadership to align regional execution with medical objectives and evidence strategies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners through the In-Field Team (IFT) to support aligned regional engagement.
- Monitor regional field activity, healthcare professional perspectives and Scientific Intelligence quality, and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support talent development, onboarding, and succession planning within the Field Medical Organization, including conducting regular field ride observations with all direct report MSLs.
Qualifications
- Advanced scientific degree required (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent experience).
- Strong understanding of multiple myeloma disease area, clinical evidence, and the role of Field Medical within Medical Affairs.
- Experience in Field Medical, Medical Affairs, scientific or healthcare roles within the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing field-based scientific professionals.
- Experience successfully translating medical strategy into field execution and performance expectations.
- Experience interpreting and leveraging field-identified insights to inform medical or evidence planning.
- Experience collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners within Medical Affairs and the In-Field Team (IFT).
Competencies
- Leads Field Medical Teams by applying strong scientific knowledge and sound judgment to guide high-quality scientific engagement.
- Coaches and develops scientific capability by providing clear direction, feedback, and role modeling of scientific excellence.
- Translates medical and therapeutic area strategy into actionable regional priorities and execution standards.
- Uses field healthcare professional perspectives, Scientific Intelligence and performance data to inform decision making and continuous improvement of field execution.
- Builds an environment of accountability, trust, and collaboration that supports consistent, compliant scientific engagement.
- Applies strong people leadership skills to motivate, engage, and retain high-performing field medical talent.
- Collaborates with Medical Affairs and Health Impact (MHI) leaders and cross-functional partners to align regional field activity with broader medical objectives.
- Communicates clearly and effectively to connect strategy, expectations, and performance outcomes for Field Medical Teams.
Key Stakeholders
- Field Medical Leadership and Field Medical team members
- Healthcare professionals, scientific stakeholders, and regional healthcare decision makers engaged by MSL and MOSL teams
- MHI and therapeutic area medical leadership
- In-field cross-functional teams
- Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) partners
- Evidence Generation and Clinical Research partners
- Market Access and Value Strategy colleagues
- Regulatory, safety, and medical information colleagues
- Learning and development partners supporting field medical capability
Additional Information
Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:
- The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
- We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
- This job is eligible to participate in our long-term incentive programs.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html
US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:
https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html
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A snapshot from current openings nationwide, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
- Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center6
- Revolution Medicines6
- GSK5
- Celgene Corporation4
- Centra Health4
Top Industries Hiring
- Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals35
- Healthcare & Medical Services29
- Education9
- Science & Research6
- Technology & Software6
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in medical director oncology jobs.
- MD or DO with board certification in oncology or hematology-oncology
- Active state medical license and current DEA registration
- Minimum five to ten years of clinical oncology experience with progressive leadership responsibilities
- Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary oncology teams or tumor board programs
- Familiarity with oncology quality metrics, QOPI standards, and cancer program accreditation processes
- Experience with clinical trial oversight, research program development, or oncology protocol implementation
Tips for Your Medical Director Oncology Job Search
Tailor your CV for oncology leadership
Highlight clinical outcomes you've driven, tumor board leadership, and any P&L or budget accountability. Oncology medical director roles expect evidence of both patient care oversight and operational impact, so separate those two tracks clearly in your CV.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists medical director oncology openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Document your quality and accreditation work
Many postings require demonstrated experience with QOPI certification, NAPBC accreditation, or ASCO quality measures. Pull specific initiatives from your history and quantify what changed, whether that's adherence rates, care pathway adoption, or accreditation outcomes.
Filter by practice setting before applying
Academic medical centers, community health systems, and pharma or biotech each expect a different balance of research, clinical operations, and strategy. Identify which environment fits your actual day-to-day preferences before targeting openings, not after.
Prepare for a multi-stage leadership interview
Most oncology medical director searches include a structured presentation to C-suite or department chairs covering your vision for the service line. Prepare a 15-20 minute talk on how you would approach quality, growth, and physician engagement in their specific setting.
Negotiate beyond base compensation
Total packages for oncology medical director roles typically include research support, CME allowances, protected time, and malpractice tail coverage. Know which of those matter most to you before the offer conversation so you can prioritize clearly without stalling.
Medical Director Oncology Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most medical director oncologys?
The companies hiring the most medical director oncologys right now include Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Revolution Medicines, and GSK, with the largest share of openings in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Health systems and integrated oncology networks account for the majority of active searches at this level.
How many medical director oncology jobs are remote?
About 30% of medical director oncology openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, which is lower than in many other medical director roles given the hands-on clinical and operational responsibilities involved. The sub-areas most likely to allow remote or hybrid arrangements are pharmaceutical medical affairs, clinical research oversight, and utilization management consulting.
How do you become a medical director oncology?
You become a medical director in oncology by first completing a residency in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in oncology or hematology-oncology and earning board certification. From there, building leadership experience through tumor board participation, quality improvement projects, and department committee work positions you for director-level searches. Most employers also expect several years of post-fellowship clinical practice before considering candidates for this role.
Can you get a medical director oncology role with limited leadership experience?
You can be competitive for associate or assistant medical director oncology titles with limited formal leadership experience if your clinical record is strong and you can point to concrete quality or operational contributions, such as building a care pathway, leading accreditation efforts, or chairing a tumor board. These roles are often structured to develop future medical directors, so framing your application around trajectory and initiative matters more than title history.
What does the medical director oncology interview process look like?
The interview process for a medical director oncology role typically unfolds in three to four stages. An initial screening with HR or a physician recruiter is followed by peer interviews with oncology faculty, nursing leadership, and operations staff. Most searches then include a formal presentation to senior leadership or a search committee covering your vision for the service line. Final candidates often meet with the CMO or CEO before an offer is extended.
Where can I find and apply to medical director oncology jobs?
You can find and apply to medical director oncology jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your specialty, practice setting preference, and location, then apply directly to each opening that fits.
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