Senior Medical Science Liaison (South)

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 serving as conduits of information to a cross-functional customer base.

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).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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.
• 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; and 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.

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; and 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.

Pay

$200,000 - $235,000 USD