Senior Medical Science Liaison; CO​/UT​/AZ​/NM

Overview

Summary:

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life and addressing serious unmet medical needs. Summit values integrity, excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and people. Our team drives our mission through clinical studies in oncology.

Overview of role:
The Senior Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a field-based scientific expert who supports the scientific and business objectives of cancer therapeutic areas across the product life cycle. MSLs are the primary communicators of Summit’s science within a geography to healthcare professionals and are the field scientific experts on Immuno-Oncology. They combine business acumen, clinical expertise, market awareness, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Depending on therapeutic needs, the role may include clinical development and pipeline support.

• Develop, execute, and maintain high-impact territory plans, including healthcare professional (HCP) and investigator engagement plans aligned with medical and scientific objectives, with a focus on quality.
• Support clinical development and research initiatives across development at the request of R&D, including site evaluation and identification, recruitment, investigator meetings, external expert identification, and involvement of experts to generate scientific data (including investigator-sponsored trials).
• Identify, access, and develop professional relationships with external Immuno-Oncology experts within assigned geography.
• Provide education on disease state, therapeutic landscape, and Summit products across the product lifecycle to healthcare providers and researchers.
• Monitor, participate in, and provide insights from relevant scientific meetings within the geography.
• Maintain ongoing self-education on market issues, product knowledge, and new therapeutic areas relevant to business responsibilities, and establish awareness and relationships for Summit in the medical community.
• Participate in team meetings, organizational activities, and country-driven medical affairs activities (e.g., advisory boards, masterclasses, round tables).
• Create, maintain, and collaborate in cross-functional partnerships to develop and execute account plans that support shared scientific or business objectives.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Doctoral degree in health sciences (MD, PhD, Pharm
  
  D, or equivalent) required. Significant clinical and/or industry oncology experience may be accepted in lieu of formal education.
• Minimum 5+ years of solid tumor cancer experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of clinical, scientific/research, or industry-related experience or equivalent.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in a Medical Science Liaison role.
• Previous pharmaceutical industry experience within relevant scientific discipline strongly preferred.
• Past achievements should include: understanding and communicating complex scientific concepts and data; building credible relationships with HCPs; translating corporate needs into actionable plans; self-motivation; problem solving and analytical skills; critical thinking; ability to work independently.
• Essential requirement: meet healthcare industry representative (HCIR) credentialing requirements to gain access to facilities and organizations in the assigned territory (e.g., background checks, drug screens, immunization/vaccination proof).
• Other requirements:
• Willingness to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel); experience with 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.
• Ability to multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents; prioritize conflicting demands.
• Work in a fast-paced, demanding, and collaborative environment.

The pay range for this role is $200,000-$235,000 annually. Actual compensation is based on factors including skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and location. Total compensation may include bonus, stock, benefits, and/or other variable components. Summit does not accept referrals from employment businesses or agencies for vacancies posted on this site. All agencies must contact Summit’s Talent Acquisition team at  to obtain authorization before referring candidates.