MRD Clinical Account Executive, San Antonio/Austin South
Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you launched a new type of test into a market that didn't know it yet.
What they are checking: Whether they can build demand from scratch for an emerging category, which MRD still is in many practices.
Tell me about a key opinion leader relationship that helped you grow a territory.
What they are checking: Whether they can earn influence with respected physicians and use it ethically to drive adoption.
How do you coordinate with other Tempus sales roles who also call on your accounts?
What they are checking: Whether they work as part of a team in shared accounts instead of competing with their own colleagues.
What would you do
Your territory covers San Antonio and south Austin. How would you split time between academic centers, health systems and community practices?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan coverage across very different account types in a two-city territory.
An oncologist asks what she should do when a patient's MRD result comes back positive but scans are clear. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they stay within their role, share available evidence and bring in medical support rather than giving clinical advice.
MRD testing usually means repeat draws over time. How would you help a practice make serial testing part of its workflow?
What they are checking: Whether they see that adoption depends on scheduling, phlebotomy and reminders, not only the first order.
About the work
How would you explain minimal residual disease testing to a medical oncologist who has never ordered it?
What they are checking: Whether they understand what ctDNA-based MRD detects after treatment and can explain it plainly and accurately.
What is the difference between a tumor-informed and a tumor-naive MRD assay, and why would a physician care?
What they are checking: Whether they know the core technical tradeoffs that come up in almost every MRD sales conversation.
What is a laboratory services agreement and when would an institution choose client billing?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the contracting mechanics the posting names for institutions that opt for client billing.
How would you handle a physician who worries about insurance coverage for MRD testing?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that coverage varies by cancer type and payer and can speak honestly about it.
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