MRD Clinical Account Executive, Los Angeles
Posted May 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a deal where you had to bring together several people inside a large institution to get a yes.
What they are checking: Whether they can manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales from start to close.
Tell me about a time you built a relationship with a key opinion leader who was hard to reach.
What they are checking: Whether they find creative, respectful ways into busy physicians' schedules.
How do you track progress in a territory where some deals take a year or more?
What they are checking: Whether they measure leading indicators and stay patient without losing urgency.
What would you do
Los Angeles has some of the largest academic and integrated health systems in the country. How would you prioritize?
What they are checking: Whether they can choose between giant systems with long cycles and community practices that move faster.
How would you sell into an integrated system where lab decisions go through a committee?
What they are checking: Whether they understand committee-driven buying and can build support across clinical and administrative members.
How would you help a busy practice manage repeat blood draws for MRD monitoring across LA traffic and distances?
What they are checking: Whether they think practically about patient logistics, which shape whether serial testing happens.
A competitor has a long head start with MRD in your top account. How would you compete?
What they are checking: Whether they can find a credible point of difference and a foothold rather than giving up the account.
About the work
Explain what MRD testing adds to standard imaging and tumor markers after curative treatment.
What they are checking: Whether they understand the clinical case for MRD and can state it without overclaiming.
What questions do oncologists usually ask about MRD sensitivity, and how do you answer them?
What they are checking: Whether they know the technical topics that come up and answer accurately without guessing.
What is client-bill contracting and how would you present it to a health system?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the institutional billing model and its benefits to both sides.
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