Summit Therapeutics
Director, Sourcing & Procurement - R&D Clinical Operations and Supplies
Remote (US) · Director
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About the role
- 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.
- Ivonescimab is an investigational therapy not presently approved by any regulatory authority other than China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).
Responsibilities
- Serve as a lead/procurement business partner to Clinical Operations, providing strategic sourcing and commercial guidance throughout study planning, startup, execution, and closeout.
- Develop and execute category and supplier strategies across Clinical Operations, Clinical Trial Supplies, and related R&D categories, balancing quality, compliance, service continuity, speed, and total cost.
- Lead end-to-end competitive sourcing activities across CROs, central laboratories, imaging, eCOA and eClinical technology, IRT/RTSM, patient recruitment and retention, investigator payments, specialty clinical services, logistics, and clinical trial supply vendors.
- Partner with Clinical Operations, R&D, and Clinical Supply Chain to translate study requirements, timelines, enrollment assumptions, and supply needs into effective sourcing plans and fit-for-purpose vendor solutions.
- Provide commercial insights, market intelligence, benchmarking, bid analysis, and supplier recommendations to support study feasibility, budgeting, vendor selection, and executive decision-making.
- Lead negotiation and review of MSAs, SOWs, work orders, rate cards, pricing models, service levels, and other commercial terms in collaboration with Legal, Finance, and business stakeholders.
- Support financial oversight of outsourced clinical services by reviewing study budgets, change orders, scope modifications, forecasts, and supplier invoices to improve cost transparency, challenge unsupported charges, and identify savings or cost-avoidance opportunities.
- Establish and facilitate vendor governance for strategic clinical and supply partners, including business reviews, performance scorecards, KPIs and SLAs, issue escalation, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement plans.
- Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems (e.g. Veeva Vault, etc.), and document review tools desirable
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally, manage competing priorities, and operate in a fast-paced, high growth organization
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.
- Minimum BA/BS degree or relevant graduate degree preferred
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in a Procurement/Vendor Management or Finance environment in a pharmaceutical, CRO/ biotech company or worked in a clinical R&D operations setting with a CRO/Sponsor company
- Strong computer and database skills and experience with procurement or contract management systems (e.g., Ariba, Coupa, etc.)
Compensation
- $190,000 - $237,000 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Finance environment in a pharmaceutical, CRO/ biotech company or worked in a clinical R&D operations setting with a CRO/Sponsor company
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