Lead, Regional Medical Science Director

Summit Therapeutics•Raleigh, NC

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Lead, Regional Medical Science Director oversees a team of field based scientific experts that strategically support the scientific and business objectives of cancer therapeutic areas across the product life cycle. The lead and their team are the primary communicators of Summit Therapeutics science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. They are the field scientific experts on Immuno-Oncology and treatment options within this therapeutic area. They combine strong business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within Summit Therapeutics. Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, teams may focus on certain responsibilities, including clinical development and pipeline support.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in the health sciences from an accredited university required (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent).
Significant clinical and/or industry experience in oncology and cancer therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.
A minimum of 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience
Greater than or equal to 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.
A minimum of 2+ years as a Medical Science Liaison required.
Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline preferred.
Understanding, analyzing and communicating complicated scientific concepts and data.
Building credible relationships with prominent HCPs.
Ability to independently identify and translate corporate needs into an action plan that will achieve objectives.
Self-motivation to achieve and exceed goals.
Problem solving and analytic skills.
Critical thinking.
Ability to work independently.
Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.
Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems, and document review tools desirable
Strong computer and database skills
Attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.
Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents.
Prioritize conflicting demands.
Work in a fast-paced, demanding and collaborative environment

Nice To Haves

An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that in your assigned territory. These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases.

Responsibilities

Provide day‑to‑day leadership, coaching, and support to Regional Medical Science Directors/MSLs within the assigned geography to ensure high‑quality scientific engagements.
Conduct regular field visits and observation rides to assess scientific exchange quality and support skill development.
Serve as the first‑line escalation point for scientific questions, customer challenges, and operational issues within the region.
Drive coordination of KOL/HCP engagement across territories within the region to avoid duplication and maximize strategic impact.
Ensure field insights from the region are timely, well‑synthesized, and actionable for Medical Affairs partners.
Develop, execute and maintain high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality.
Support clinical development and research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and involving experts to generate scientific data including investigator-sponsored trials.
Identify, gain access to, and develop professional customer centric based relationships with external experts in Immuno-Oncology within assigned geography.
Provide education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and Summit Therapeutics products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
Participate, monitor, and provide insights to Summit from relevant scientific meetings in relevant geography.
Continuously maintain self-education on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for Summit Therapeutics in the Medical community.
Actively participate in relevant team meetings, organizational activities, and Country-driven medical affairs activities (e.g. advisory boards, Masterclasses, Round-tables)
Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared scientific or business objectives.
All other duties as assigned