Senior Medical Science Liaison (Great Lakes)

Summit Therapeutics

1d•$200,000 - $235,000•Remote

About The Position

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs. The company is building a team of passionate professionals to drive this mission. Summit's core values include integrity, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and commitment to people. Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) involving ivonescimab, an investigational therapy. Summit is headquartered in Miami, Florida, with additional offices in California, New Jersey, the UK, and Ireland. The Regional Support area includes NE, IA, SD, ND, MN, WI, IL, IN, OH, MI.

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 with a preference in GI, bladder, renal cell tumors.
A minimum of 2+ years as a Medical Science Liaison required.
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
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.

Nice To Haves

Greater than or equal to 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.
Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

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