Regional Medical Science Director (Northeast)

The role

The Regional Medical Science Director is a field based scientific expert who supports scientific and business objectives for cancer therapeutic areas. This person acts as a primary communicator of Summit Therapeutics science to healthcare professionals within a specific geography.

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 on disease state, therapeutic landscape and products to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Participate in and provide insights from scientific meetings.
• Maintain self-education on market issues, trends, and product knowledge.
• Participate in team meetings, organizational activities, and medical affairs activities.
• Collaborate with 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.
• Minimum of 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience.
• 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.