At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment. This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.
Our Values:
- We Seek A Better Way: We innovate boldly, learn from our setbacks, and are resilient in our pursuit to transform cancer care
- We Make It Happen: We act with urgency, commit to quality, and bring fun to our hard work
- We Are Stronger Together: We collaborate openly, seek to understand, and celebrate our wins
- We Care Deeply: We embrace our differences, do the right thing, and encourage each other
The Clinical Research Associate (CRA) – Lab Clinical Operations supports the execution of Veracyte’s clinical research programs, focusing on wet lab testing for clinical studies. This role ensures clinical samples are processed, tested, and reported in compliance with GCP, CLIA/CAP regulations, study protocols, and Veracyte SOPs.
Based at the San Francisco campus, the CRA partners with Clinical Affairs, Medical Affairs, and Laboratory Operations to ensure high-quality, compliant, and timely study execution.
Key ResponsibilitiesClinical & Lab Operations- Oversee sample receipt, tracking, processing, testing, and reporting for study-specific assays.
- Partner with the CLIA-certified laboratory to implement and monitor assay workflows.
- Ensure laboratory activities align with study protocols and regulatory requirements.
- Manage specimen lifecycle activities, including reconciliation and deviation resolution.
- Support development and review of protocols, lab manuals, CRFs, and data plans.
- Assist with study start-up, site training, and laboratory readiness.
- Monitor laboratory data quality, turnaround times, and study metrics.
- Work closely with Medical Affairs, Biostatistics, Data Management, Regulatory, QA, and Laboratory teams.
- Serve as the primary contact for laboratory-related inquiries from sites and internal stakeholders.
- BS/BA in a scientific discipline required.
- 3–5 years of industry-sponsored clinical research experience including laboratory operations.
- Experience in oncology biomarkers or molecular diagnostics preferred.
- Working knowledge of GCP and CLIA/CAP laboratory environments.
- Strong organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience with CTMS, EDC, and/or LIMS systems preferred.
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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience, skillset, geographic location, industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
What We Can Offer You
Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.
About Veracyte
Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our Veracyte Diagnostics Platform delivers high-performing cancer tests that are fueled by broad genomic and clinical data, deep bioinformatic and AI capabilities, and a powerful evidence-generation engine, which ultimately drives durable reimbursement and guideline inclusion for our tests, along with new insights to support continued innovation and pipeline development. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com or follow us on LinkedIn or X (Twitter).
Veracyte, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Veracyte participates in E-Verify in the United States. View our CCPA Disclosure Notice.
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