Senior Medical Science Liaison (Northeast)

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. MSLs are the primary communicators of Summit Therapeutics' science within a specific geography, focusing on quality and providing education to healthcare providers and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain high-impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans aligned with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives.
• Support clinical development and research initiatives across development at the request of R&D, including site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and generating scientific data through investigator-sponsored trials.
• Identify, gain access to, and develop professional customer-centric 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.
• Actively participate in relevant team meetings, organizational activities, and country-driven medical affairs activities (e.g., advisory boards, masterclasses, round-tables).
• Meet HCIR credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations within the assigned territory.

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.
• 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.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

• 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.
• Strong computer and database skills.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Multi-tasking and managing time-sensitive and highly confidential documents.

Pay

$200,000 - $235,000 USD