Senior ManagerAssociate Director, Portfolio Strategy & Market Research

Location: Menlo Park CA Princeton NJ or Miami FL onsite

About Summit:

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. At Summit we believe in building a team of world class professionals who are passionate about this mission and it is our people who drive this mission to reality. Summits core values include integrity passion for excellence purposeful urgency collaboration and our commitment to people. Our employees are truly the heart and soul of our culture and they are invaluable in shaping our journey toward excellence.

Summits team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summits clinical studies in the field of oncology. Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies including:

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

• HARMONi: Phase 3 clinical study which was intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who were previously treated with a 3rd generation EGFR TKI.

• HARMONi-3: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

• HARMONi-7: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab monotherapy compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

• HARMONi-GI3: Phase 3 clinical study intended to evaluate ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy.

Ivonescimab is an investigational therapy not presently approved by any regulatory authority other than Chinas National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Summit is headquartered in Miami Florida and has additional offices in California New Jersey the UK and Ireland.

Overview of Role:

The Sr Manager/Associate Director Portfolio Strategy & Market Research position reports to the Executive Director Portfolio Strategy to support strategic planning activities by providing actionable recommendations based on assessments of markets and competitors both existing and potential.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Deliver strategic market and competitive intelligence insights through research scenario planning and impact assessments to guide executive decision-making and portfolio strategy.
• Conduct deep analysis of competitors products and market trends maintaining real-time awareness of landscape changes and translating insights into strategic implications.
• Develop lead and execute comprehensive market research plans (qualitative quantitative and competitive) selecting vendors designing studies interpreting results and ensuring timely high-quality deliverables.
• Inform forecasting and revenue modeling for new indications up to 18 months before launch providing data-driven assumptions for early commercial planning.
• Integrate market research and intelligence into strategic planning including brand plans market access and situation analysis.
• Maintain an in-depth understanding of oncology markets and data sources synthesizing findings into a central Knowledge Repository for organizational use.
• Partner cross-functionally with Commercial R&D Corporate Strategy Regulatory and Operations to align insights with portfolio priorities and address emerging business challenges.
• Provide ad hoc analytical support to executive stakeholders to inform R&D commercial and business development decisions.
• Leverage best-in-class analytical methodologies and tools to interpret epidemiology market and customer data into actionable recommendations.
• Build and manage external partnershipsfrom market research vendors to data providersensuring quality accountability and cost-effectiveness.

Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors Degree in Biotech or related field. Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 8 years of pharmaceuticals/biotech industry experience working with both qualitative and quantitative research in oncology/pharma market with emphasis on Non-Small Cell Lung cancer and other Solid Tumors is required.
• Strong understanding of the Solid Tumor Oncology landscape including market planning competitive intelligence forecasting and key therapeutic areas such as lung cancer. Proven ability to identify and collect relevant market customer and competitor data; perform quantitative and qualitative analysis; and translate complex findings into actionable market insights and strategic recommendations.
• Experience developing and executing primary and secondary market research with exposure to global markets preferred.
• Proven experience leading managing and executing end-to-end market research: designing research plans synthesizing findings/insights presenting etc.
• Experience with advanced spreadsheets patient-based forecast modeling including dynamic patient models NPV modeling
• Experience in facilitating competitive workshops well-versed in TPP development with program and study teams is a plus.
• Use online market research and catalogue findings to databases
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Skilled at PowerPoint Excel and similar data tools
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time depending on business needs

The pay range for this role is $153000-$180000 annually. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation.

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