Summit Therapeutics plc

Senior Medical Science Liaison (KS, MO, OK, AR)

Summit Therapeutics plc$200K — $235K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree in health sciences (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) required; significant clinical/industry experience in oncology may suffice.
  • Minimum 5 years of solid tumor cancer experience.
  • At least 2 years as a Medical Science Liaison required.
  • 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or related industry experience preferred.
  • Must meet healthcare industry representative credentialing requirements (background checks, drug screens, immunizations).

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain high-impact territory plans aligned with medical objectives.
  • Support clinical development, including site evaluation and investigator meetings.
  • Build relationships with external experts in Immuno-Oncology in the assigned area.
  • Educate healthcare providers and researchers on disease states and Summit products.
  • Monitor scientific meetings for insights and trends.
  • Engage in continuous self-education related to the therapeutic area and market trends.
  • Collaborate across functions to meet shared scientific and business objectives.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative working environment.
  • Participation in significant scientific meetings and events.
  • Access to cutting-edge therapeutic developments.
  • Potential for career advancement within the company.
Full Job Description
This role will support (KS, MO, OK, AR)!

Overview of Role:

The Regional Medical Science Director (also referred to as MSL) is a field based scientific expert that strategically supports the scientific and business objectives of cancer therapeutic areas across the product life cycle. MSLs are the primary communicators of Summit Therapeutics science within a specific geography with healthcare professionals. MSLs are the field scientific experts on Immuno-Oncology and treatment options within this therapeutic area. They combine strong business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and serve as a conduit of information to a cross functional customer base internally within Summit Therapeutics. Based on therapeutic needs and product life cycles, teams may focus on certain responsibilities, including clinical development and pipeline support.

Role and Responsibilities:
  • Develop, execute and maintain high impact territory plans, including HCP and Investigator engagement plans in alignment with therapeutic area medical and scientific objectives with a focus on quality.
  • Support clinical development and research initiatives across development at the request of R&D to include, but not limited to, site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and involving experts to generate scientific data including investigator-sponsored trials.
  • Identify, gain access to, and develop professional customer centric based relationships with external experts in Immuno-Oncology within assigned geography.
  • Provide education relative to disease state, therapeutic landscape and Summit Therapeutics products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
  • Participate, monitor, and provide insights to Summit from relevant scientific meetings in relevant geography.
  • Continuously maintain self-education on market issues/trends, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas of interest as it pertains to specific business responsibilities, including creating awareness and relationships for Summit Therapeutics in the Medical community.
  • Actively participate in relevant team meetings, organizational activities, and Country-driven medical affairs activities (e.g. advisory boards, Masterclasses, Round-tables)
  • Create, maintain, and collaborate in relationships with Cross-Functional partnerships, as appropriate, to develop and execute Account plans designed to support and meet shared scientific or business objectives.
  • All other duties as assigned


Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
  • Doctoral degree in the health sciences from an accredited university required (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent). Significant clinical and/or industry experience in oncology and cancer therapeutic area may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.
  • A minimum of 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience
  • Greater than or equal to 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry related experience or equivalent preferred.
  • A minimum of 2+ years as a Medical Science Liaison required.
  • Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline preferred.
  • The MSL must possess and be able to demonstrate past achievements in:
    • Understanding, analyzing and communicating complicated scientific concepts and data.
    • Building credible relationships with prominent HCPs.
    • Ability to independently identify and translate corporate needs into an action plan that will achieve objectives.
    • Self-motivation to achieve and exceed goals.
    • Problem solving and analytic skills.
    • Critical thinking.
    • Ability to work independently.
  • An essential requirement of the position is to meet health care industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain entry into facilities and organizations that in your assigned territory. These HCIR credentialing requirements may include, but are not limited to, background checks, drug screens, and proof of immunization/vaccination for various diseases.
  • Other requirements:
    • Must be willing to travel up to 75% of the time.
    • Proficient user of standard MS Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel), experience using electronic document management systems, and document review tools desirable
    • Strong computer and database skills
    • Attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality.
    • Clear and concise oral and written communication skills
    • Excellent organizational skills
    • Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents.
    • Prioritize conflicting demands.
    • Work in a fast-paced, demanding and collaborative environment


This is the pay for this position

Pay Transparency

$200,000-$235,000 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.

Summit does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact Summit's Talent Acquisition team at [redacted] to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Summit.

About Summit Therapeutics plc

Summit Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel medicines to treat rare diseases with high unmet medical need. The company's lead product candidate, Ridinilazole, is a precision antibiotic that has the potential to treat Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with a superior clinical profile compared to existing CDI treatments. Summit Therapeutics is also developing a pipeline of additional product candidates targeting genetic diseases and other indications.
Learn more about Summit Therapeutics plc
Size
105 employees
Market Cap
$842.6 million
Industry
Founded
2003
5 Year Trend
+9910%
Revenue
$1 million
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