Summit Therapeutics, Inc. · 1 day ago
VP, Program Management
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$285K/yr - $330K/yr
12+ years expSummit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life and addressing unmet medical needs. The Vice President of Program Management will lead the cross-functional program management team to maximize the value of Summit’s pipeline drug candidates, particularly SMT112, and drive execution of development plans from clinical trials to regulatory approval and commercialization.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedical DeviceTherapeutics
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain the integrated SMT112 program plan through effective leadership and representation from cross-functional partners, to create and execute a development plan that provides a thorough and clear strategy for maximizing the asset’s chances of development, regulatory, and commercial success
Integrating input from all functional areas to identify key development and commercialization issues and the strategic approach to resolve each issue, including associated timelines and deliverables, while also providing clarity on alternative pathways and the tradeoffs to be considered
Leading discussions with the cross-functional program team to reach decisions, including overcoming challenges when full consensus cannot be reached
Documenting all key decisions and creating a documentation that is appropriate for the Executive Committee, as well as detailed granular plans to support higher-level timelines and tasks
Reporting and presenting program information to the Executive Committee, functional heads, and other key stakeholders
Driving decision-making for development of the pipeline candidates, focused on SMT112, leading to its marketing approval and subsequently its lifecycle strategy, ensuring relevant research, analysis, competitive data, and expertise are taken into account
Challenging cross-functional representatives to ensure that all issues and questions are being addressed, and that functional area input into the strategy is adequate to meet the objectives of the molecule
Managing the complexity of internal / external development and proactively identifying issues and risks while leading contingency planning and problem solving
Ensuring development and implementation of optimal clinical, regulatory, and medical affairs, strategies to protect and maximize asset value
Ensuring adequate project resource utilization and budget management, providing clarity and transparency on changes and potential tradeoffs
Mentoring, coaching and developing the team members
Ensuring team alignment with the Executive Committee and executing on feedback with regard to Go / No-Go decisions, timelines, key activities, resource allocations and budgets, valuations, and prioritization
Driving strategic alignment for development, research, regulatory, and medical affairs
Maintaining a focus on pipeline value rather than single project value and a commitment to maximizing portfolio value by supporting Go decisions and appropriately arriving at No-Go decisions
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Experience with drug development in oncology is required
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD, PharmD) strongly preferred
12+ years of experience in program management, or similar function, within biopharmaceutical or life sciences organizations required
Experience in late-stage drug development and registration preferred
Experience in cross-functional team leadership, including strategy development and driving tactical delivery of programs
Proven ability to translate complex data into executive-ready insights
Expertise in project management and process improvement methodologies (PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, Agile)
Strong analytical mindset
Change leadership in fast-paced, evolving environments
Cross-functional collaboration and influence
Preferred
Advanced degree (MBA, MS, PhD, PharmD) strongly preferred
Experience in late-stage drug development and registration preferred
Prior experience in pre-commercial or early commercial biotech/pharma strongly preferred
Benefits
Bonus
Stock
Benefits
Other applicable variable compensation
Company
Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
Summit Mission Statement: To build a viable, long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial execution and enrollment, regulatory submission and approval, as well as successful commercialization of patient, physician, caregiver, and societal-friendly medicinal therapy intended to: improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life, and resolve serious medical healthcare needs.
201-500 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.79BKey Investors
CARB-XEurofarmaBiomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
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Leadership Team
Manmeet Soni
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
Recent News
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