Director, Medical Communications

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:

Director Medical Communications will lead the development and execution of a comprehensive medical communications strategy ensuring alignment across internal and external stakeholders for ivonescimab with focus on NSCLC CRC and other solid tumors. This role will oversee and manage scientific communications platforms and contribute to medical content supporting the organizations medical and scientific engagement efforts.

This is an onsite role based in Palo Alto CA. This position will report to the Senior Director Medical Communications and Information.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain global medical communications strategy supporting product launches lifecycle management and scientific engagement ensuring consistency clarity and scientific rigor across all external and internal communications.

• Create the scientific communications platform and core scientific narratives to guide consistent high impact messaging.

• Oversee development of scientifically accurate medical content across education programs training materials digital channels symposia RMSD tools and congresses.
• Ensure consistency and alignment of medical messaging across all communication channels and materials.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Medical Affairs (e.g. Field Medical (RMSDs) Patient Advocacy Training Medical Information and Medical Education) Regulatory Clinical Development and Commercial partners across the organization to ensure alignment and accuracy in messaging and to ensure a cohesive medical communications and engagement strategy.
• Partner with external agencies key opinion leaders and scientific experts to strengthen relevance and impact.
• Lead mentor and develop medical writers and communication specialists driving quality compliance and timely delivery.
• Manage and support centralized reference library for scientific decks field medical materials (RMSD tools) medical booth content infographics videos and other external engagement materials.
• Drive scientific congress planning and execution including coordination of symposia abstracts/posters and presentations.
• Identify opportunities to amplify scientific presence at major oncology congresses.
• All other duties as assigned

Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced scientific or medical degree (PhD PharmD MD) with 8 years of experience in Medical Affairs Medical Communications within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry; MS or equivalent experience in biomedical sciences or related field considered.
• Experience in oncology specifically NSCLC and CRC.
• Deep understanding of industry guidelines and best practices (PhRMA Code GPP 2022 FDA OIG AdvaMed Sunshine Act).
• Proven ability to develop and execute medical communication strategies aligned with company and scientific priorities.
• Familiarity with clinical development and real-world evidence (RWE) and how these influence scientific communication strategies.
• Ability to manage external agency relationships medical writers and vendors to ensure quality and compliance in content development.
• Ability to translate complex scientific data into clear engaging and compliant communications for different stakeholders.
• Ability to work in fast-paced matrixed environments and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong project management skills to oversee multiple priorities timelines and stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent communication interpersonal and presentation skills to engage internal and external stakeholders effectively.

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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Summit Therapeutics an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in creating and maintaining diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment hiring training or promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race color religion gender national origin age sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status.