Senior Medical Science Liaison (Mountain West)

About the role

The Regional Medical Science Director (MSL) at Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a field-based scientific expert responsible for supporting the scientific and business objectives of cancer therapeutic areas across the product life cycle. This role involves developing, executing, and maintaining high-impact territory plans, engaging with healthcare professionals, and participating in relevant scientific meetings.

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.
• 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.

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• 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.
• 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.
• The MSL must possess and be able to demonstrate past achievements in: 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.

Essential Requirements

• Meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that in your assigned territory.
• 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.

Pay

$200,000 - $235,000 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.