Senior Medical Science Liaison (Mountain West)

The role

The Regional Medical Science Director is a field based scientific expert supporting scientific and business objectives in cancer therapeutic areas. This person will communicate Summit Therapeutics science to healthcare professionals and provide education on disease states and products.

What you will do

• Develop, execute and maintain high impact territory plans.
• Support clinical development and research initiatives including site evaluation, recruitment, and investigator meetings.
• Identify and develop professional relationships with external experts in Immuno-Oncology.
• Provide education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and products to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Participate in and provide insights from relevant scientific meetings.
• Maintain self-education on market issues, trends, and product knowledge.
• Participate in team meetings, organizational activities, and Country-driven medical affairs activities.
• Collaborate in Cross-Functional partnerships to execute Account plans.
• All other duties as assigned

Required qualifications

• Doctoral degree in the health sciences from an accredited university (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) or significant clinical/industry experience in oncology and cancer therapeutic area.
• A minimum of 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience.
• A minimum of 2+ years as a Medical Science Liaison.
• Ability to understand, analyze and communicate complicated scientific concepts and data.
• Ability to build credible relationships with prominent HCPs.
• Ability to independently identify and translate corporate needs into an action plan.
• Self-motivation to achieve and exceed goals.
• Problem solving and analytic skills.
• Critical thinking.
• Ability to work independently.
• Meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements including background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination.
• Willing to travel up to 75% of the time.

Nice to have

• Preference in GI, bladder, renal cell tumors.
• Greater than or equal to 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent.
• Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline.
• Proficient user of standard MS Office suite.
• Experience using electronic document management systems and document review tools.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Stock
• Benefits

Before you apply

• Must meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements including background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination.

About the company

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs.