Senior Medical Science Liaison (IL, WI)

The role

The Regional Medical Science Director is a field based scientific expert supporting oncology therapeutic areas. This person will communicate Summit Therapeutics science to healthcare professionals and support clinical development and research initiatives.

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 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.
• 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.
• Strong computer and database skills.

Nice to have

• 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

About the company

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life and resolving serious unmet medical needs. The company has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Colorectal Cancer.