Summit Therapeutics
Senior Director Regional Medical Science
Remote (US) · Director
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About the role
- The role translates therapeutic area strategy into regional execution, elevates scientific exchange quality, and ensures field-captured insights inform medical planning and evidence strategy
- Conduct routine field visits and one-on-one meetings to provide observation, feedback, and career development guidance
- Monitor and boost team performance using data, dashboards, and performance trends to identify opportunities for improvement and continuous development
Responsibilities
- Implement inclusive leadership practices to recruit, retain, and motivate a diverse, high-performing team
- Serve as a scientific leader and strategic thought partner, offering guidance on disease state knowledge, product information, and evidence generation
- Facilitate compliant, routine communication with cross-functional partners such as specialists, district managers, key account managers, and clinical educators
- Lead or participate in company initiatives, bringing credibility, influence, and strategic perspective
- Utilize evidence and AI-informed data to guide team decisions and optimize engagement strategies
Requirements
- Advanced scientific degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) required.
- 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.
- Education
- Experience
- Proven track record of building and optimizing field medical teams, supporting product launches, and managing through leaders.
- Skills & Abilities
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Exceptional communication/influence and executive presence; roll‑up‑the‑sleeves" leadership style.
- Demonstrates resilience, composure, and effective decision-making in a dynamic and challenging environment with multiple competing priorities.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
- Ability to thrive in a matrixed, cross-functional environment.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate, develop, and retain high-performing teams.
Nice to have
- Summit's core values include integrity, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and our commitment to people.
- Summit's team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summit's clinical studies in the field of oncology.
- Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies, including:
- Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
- Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.
- Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab monotherapy compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.
- Colorectal Cancer (CRC)
- Phase 3 clinical study intended to evaluate ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy.
Compensation
- $203,000 - $253,000 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.
Benefits
- Lead, coach, and mentor a 7 member MSL national team, ensuring high-quality, compliant scientific engagement with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key opinion leaders (KOLs)
- Minimum of 8 years' experience, including at least 3 years leading a field-based MSL team and 5 years in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry roles.
- Translate therapeutic area (TA) and Medical Affairs strategy into actionable regional field priorities and objectives
- Ensure effective execution of field medical programs including product launches, proactive initiatives, clinical education, and scientific exchange
- Oversee collection, analysis, and communication of Medical Insights to inform strategy, evidence generation, and lifecycle planning
- Partner with Medical Affairs, Scientific Affairs, and other internal stakeholders to align field activities with company objectives
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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