Vice President, US Marketing
Princeton, NJ - USA
Job Summary
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 Vice President (VP) US Marketing will lead the development and execution of the U.S. marketing strategy for the companys commercial assetivonescimab. As the top U.S. commercial leader for this brand the SVP will be accountable for all aspects of U.S. marketing including launch preparation brand positioning promotional strategy digital/omnichannel marketing HCP and patient engagement and performance optimization. This is a highly visible and mission-critical role with a mandate to build a best-in-class brand presence in the U.S. market shape the organizations commercial culture and deliver strong business results.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Develop and lead the comprehensive U.S. marketing strategy forivonescimabensuring differentiation strong market uptake and sustained growth
- Build the U.S. brand plan including positioning value proposition messaging and go-to-market strategy across channels and stakeholders
- Own and drive U.S. launch readiness including development of HCP and patient campaigns sales force enablement and market shaping activities.
- Establish KPIs and performance metrics to guide execution andoptimizeimpact pre- and post-launch
- Builds and develops a high-performing top-tier marketing team to execute strategic initiatives
- Foster a culture of agility accountability innovation and collaboration.
- Collaborates cross-functionally to ensure alignment and seamless execution of strategic and tactical plans
- Oversees investment planning and budget management to maximize brand growth and return on investment
- Translates insights from market research key opinion leader (KOL) engagement and external stakeholders into actionable business opportunities
- Aligns the organization around brand priorities and key growth opportunities while proactively planning for potential competitive challenges
- Owns andvalidatesthe brands revenue forecast incorporating risk assessments and opportunity analyses
- Drives innovation and adapts strategies to succeed in todays dynamic launch and commercialization landscape
- All other duties as assigned
Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
- Advanced degree in Business Marketing Life Sciences or a related field (MBA MS or PhD preferred)
- Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in pharmaceutical marketing with at least 7 years in senior leadership roles
- Demonstrated success in leading U.S. launch and/or commercialization of a specialty or first-in-class therapy
- Must have recent launch experience; a large-scale brand with multiple competitors is a plus
- Must have experience and understanding of U.S. market including key drivers and barriers; global experience is a plus
- Proventrack recordof successfully commercializing Oncology pharmaceutical products including immuno-oncology (I-O) experiences
- Broad background across solid tumors isrequired; oncology lung experience is a plus
- Sales experience in addition to marketing is a plus
- Needtodemonstrateunderstanding of innovative approaches to launches including digital marketing SEO optimization use of ML and AI for no see customers and just in time patients etc.
- Keen grasp of the U.S. Oncology customer landscape working with access and medical to ensure proper access and use of product
- Understanding of compliance standards and acting within those standards
- Demonstrated leadership teamwork & team building and cross-functional collaboration
- Must havedrive energy persuasion imaginationadaptabilityand versatility
- Exceptional leadership communication and influencing skills
- Analytical mindset with the ability to translate insights into impactful strategy
This is the pay for this position
Pay Transparency
$315000 - $350000 USD
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.
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