Summit Therapeutics, Inc. · 1 day ago
Associate Director, Clinical Operations
Menlo Park, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$197K/yr - $230K/yr
8+ years expSummit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving quality of life and resolving serious unmet medical needs. The Associate Director will lead clinical trial operational activities across multiple studies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and managing cross-functional teams to deliver key study milestones.
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Responsibilities
Oversee and manage the execution of one or more phase 1-3 clinical trials
Establish and coordinate all ongoing study management activities, including leading the cross-functional study team development of an overall study execution plan to deliver key study deliverables
Lead team meetings, as assigned, both internally and with multiple vendors
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with investigators and trial site administrators; Organize investigator meetings as needed; contributes to the development of abstracts, presentations, and manuscripts for studies
Maintain oversight of clinical operations budget, including regular forecasting and internal reporting to management and finance; review vendor invoices against the scope of work and work completed to date; identify and communicate discrepancies
Support the development of quality control processes and study plans to ensure that clinical activities are compliant with Good Clinical Practice and regulatory guidelines
Support clinical and non-clinical supplies planning for trial execution
Drive CRO and vendor selection process, manage CRO and vendor performance, mitigate issues (quality, timeline, budget), and escalate appropriately
Oversee and maintain clinical trial master files and other study documents to ensure inspection readiness at all times
Serve as manager and mentor to junior members of the Clinical Operations team and help them reach their performance and career development goals
Recruit, hire and develop clinical operations talent to assist in study execution
All other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
BA/BS required; in a scientific/medical field preferred
Minimum of 8+ years of experience in managing global clinical trials at all stages of development
Demonstrated ability to successfully manage and deliver clinical trials from start-up through close-out, including all financial tracking and reporting activities
Demonstrated successful management and oversight of CROs and other service providers
Deep understanding of clinical trial design, protocol development/ review, and running the clinical trial meetings
Significant experience with cross-functional leadership and clinical teams, including leading data review, protocol deviation review, database lock, CSR development, and study reporting activities
Organize and/or participate in specific study-related advisory committees (e.g., steering committee, data monitoring committees, adjudication committees)
Strong vendor management experience required
Experience in the management and maintenance of EDC, CTMS, IxRS, ePRO, etc
Experience in Quality Assurance, SOP and Study Plans writing, CAPA preparation, and closure
Experience with a submission-ready eTMF, regulatory inspections and/or inspection-readiness activities
Strong knowledge of GCP and working knowledge in ICH GCP E6 R2 regulations
Demonstrate strong leadership and matrix management skills, ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal, negotiation, influencing, problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal skills required
Willing to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% 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
Critical thinking, problem solving, ability to work independently
Must be able to effectively multi-task and manage time-sensitive and highly confidential documents
Communicate effectively and articulate complex ideas in an easily understandable way
Prioritize conflicting demands
Work in a fast-paced, demanding and collaborative environment
Preferred
Experience in oncology is preferred
Strong project management experience and skills is preferred
Benefits
Bonus
Stock
Benefits and/or 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
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.79BKey Investors
CARB-XEurofarmaBiomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)
2025-10-21Post Ipo Equity· $500M
2024-09-11Post Ipo Equity· $235M
2024-06-03Post Ipo Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Manmeet Soni
Chief Operating Officer and Board Member
Recent News
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