Job Title: Medical Affairs Director, Global Medical Affairs

Department: Medical Affairs

Location: Remote US

Overview of Role:

Summit Therapeutics seeks a Medical Affairs Director with extensive oncology clinical or trial development experience to lead medical strategies for ivonescimab across solid tumor indications. This role involves collaborating with clinical development, regulatory affairs, and commercial operations teams to support ivonescimab’s investigation and commercialization. The director will work with internal and external investigators on innovative clinical trials, ensuring alignment with development plans and addressing gaps. The ideal candidate can effectively plan and execute medical affairs strategies, develop oncology therapies, and communicate complex scientific data to various audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading the medical strategies for ivonescimab across various solid tumor indications. This includes creating and executing a comprehensive medical affairs plan to gather external input, address clinical gaps, and disseminate relevant information. The plan should involve identifying and engaging with key opinion leaders, organizing advisory board meetings, executing a strategic medical publications program, and supporting investigator-sponsored trials.

  • Providing medical and scientific input into clinical development plans, ensuring they align with regulatory requirements and commercial objectives.

  • Collaborating with clinical development teams and external investigators to design and implement clinical trial protocols, including pivotal studies, post-marketing investigations, and investigator-Sponsored-Trials.

  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and academic institutions to foster collaboration and gather insights on therapeutic approaches.

  • Representing the company at medical and scientific conferences, presenting data and findings related to the novel therapy.

  • Developing and delivering high-quality medical education and training materials for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accurate and compliant communication of scientific data and therapeutic benefits.

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

  • MD, PhD, or PharmD required, clinical experience or clinical trial development experience in oncology is highly preferred.

  • Minimum of 7 years of oncology clinical practice experience or 7 years in an oncology related, medical affairs or clinical development role. Not suitable for candidates with no prior in-house experience.

  • Experience with novel therapy development, including targeted therapies, immunotherapies, or gene therapies is an advantage.

  • Proven track record in leading medical strategy and supporting clinical development for oncology therapies.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex scientific data.

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

  • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

  • Demonstrated ability to interact with senior management, academic experts, and patient advocates appropriately, with confidence and ease.

  • Domestic and international travel required, expected to be 20-30% of the time and as needed.

  • Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems, and document review tools.

  • Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents.

  • Work in a fast-paced, demanding, and collaborative environment.

The pay range for this role is $175,000-$250,000 annually. 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. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation. The successful candidate will also be eligible for health benefits, 401(k) with 6% employer match from day one, ESPP with up to a 15% discountup to the federal limit, flexible spending account among other benefits

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