Director, Procurement & Vendor Management (R&D Clinical)

Location: Menlo Park CA or Princeton NJ

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.

The Director Procurement & Vendor Management (Clinical R&D) will lead sourcing strategy contracting and governance activities across Summits global clinical research and development organization. This individual will report into the Executive Director/Head of Procurement and Vendor Management. The successful incumbent will be responsible for all phases of clinical study execution such as CROs central labs and other specialty clinical suppliers across R&D. The role ensures that vendors deliver high-quality compliant and cost-effective services aligned with Summits clinical and operational goals. Moving forward this role could expand to take on other additional responsibilities across R&D and Medical Affairs in Procurement.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute R&D category sourcing strategies across Clinical Operations Medical Affairs and related R&D categories with a focus on driving quality compliance and cost savings
• Establish and govern strategic procurement frameworks policies and best practices across the organization to ensure consistency scalability and risk mitigation.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement for clinical services including RFI/RFP management bid evaluation supplier selection onboarding risk assessment and MSA/SOW review
• Lead high-value negotiations for master agreements rate structures and strategic partnerships; ensure alignment with financial and operational goals at the enterprise level.
• Manage CRO/clinical budgets seeking cost efficiencies
• Collaborate effectively with business stakeholders in Clinical Operations R&D Legal and Finance to forecast vendor needs plan budgets and align as needed to review amend negotiate and complete contracts
• Serve as primary point of contact for suppliers build strong relationship with suppliers and facilitate vendor governance process including quarterly business review meetings with key suppliers as appropriate based on vendor segmentation
• Work with the team to manage vendor performance governance and risks/issues escalation
• Monitor and evaluate supplier performance compliance and cost effectiveness while identifying improvement opportunities and implementing corrective actions as needed
• Champion process automation digital procurement tools and data-driven decision-making to enhance efficiency and transparency across sourcing and contracting activities.
• All other duties as assigned

Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum BA/BS degree or relevant graduate degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a Procurement/Vendor Management environment in a pharmaceutical CRO/ biotech company or worked in a clinical R&D operations setting with a CRO/Sponsor company
• Strong understanding of the drug development R&D process is important
• In-depth understanding of clinical trial-related execution of large global studies including CROs central labs imaging drug supply CMC vendors and ancillary suppliers. Oncology experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of GCP ICH and regulatory expectations governing outsourced clinical activities
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task prioritize and independently solve problems in a rapidly changing environment
• Advanced user of standard MS Office suite (e.g. Word Excel) experience using electronic document management systems (e.g. Veeva Vault etc.) and document review tools desirable
• Strong computer and database skills and experience with procurement or contract management systems (e.g. Ariba Coupa etc.)
• Attention to detail accuracy and confidentiality with clear and concise oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Critical thinking problem solving ability to work independently
• Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally manage competing priorities and operate in a fast-paced high growth organization
• Oncology or rare disease experience is desirable

The pay range for this role is $190000-$237000 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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