Summit Therapeutics
Senior Director, Program Management
Palo Alto, California, United States · Director
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About the role
- The Senior Director of Program Management provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple development programs and/or a portfolio of assets, driving alignment between Research, Development, Business Strategy, Manufacturing, and execution.
- This role has enterprise-level impact on initiating new indications, pipeline prioritization, and long-range value creation from early development through regulatory approval.
- The Senior Director serves as the primary point of contact for key programs to executive leadership, ensures disciplined program governance, and strengthens the Program Management function as the organization scales.
Responsibilities
- Manage multiple programs or a therapeutic portfolio to maximize pipeline
- Partner with executive leadership on program, indication, and portfolio strategy, including prioritization and sequencing
- Mentor and develop Program Management leaders and strengthen organizational capability
- Partner with functional leaders on budgets and forecast planning
- Lead portfolio-level scenario and contingency planning to support strategic agility
- Lead scenario planning, trade-off analyses, and decision frameworks to support executive decision-making
- Lead and integrate complex cross-functional workstreams across Research, Development, Regulatory, and Manufacturing
- Facilitate effective decision-making and accountability across global teams and external partners
- Review and validate integrated program plans, timelines, and metrics for accuracy and strategic alignment
- Identify and manage program- and portfolio-level risks and mitigation strategies
Requirements
- All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact Summit's Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@smmttx.com to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Summit.
Compensation
- $217,000 - $271,000 USD
- Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.
- The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.
Company info
- Our employees are truly the heart and soul of our culture, and they are invaluable in shaping our journey toward excellence.
Equal opportunity
- Summit Therapeutics Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in creating and maintaining diverse environment.
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