Scott graduated from Northwestern University with his MS in genetic counseling in 2002. He practiced clinically at NorthShore University HealthSystem for 12 years and was the program manager at the Center for Medical Genetics. Scott also worked as a customer service genetic counselor for GeneDx for three years. In 2016, he opened a private genetic counseling practice called Chicago Genetic Consultants, LLC. Scott is currently the director of Cancer Genetics Services at Genome Medical and a clinical faculty member at the Northwestern University Program.
Scott is an active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC), where he has worked on a variety of committees and held positions as the secretary/treasurer, co-chair of the Familial Cancer Risk Special Interest Group, and liaison to both the Commission on Cancer and the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers, housed in the American College of Surgeons. In 2012, Scott was honored with the Strategic Leader Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors.