Summit Therapeutics Plc Menlo Park , CA 94026
Posted 1 week ago
Our Mission:
To build a viable long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial enrollment, regulatory approval and commercializing patient, physician, caregiver, payor, and societal friendly medicinal therapy intended to improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life and resolve serious medical healthcare needs. We will accomplish this by building a team of world class scientists and business administrators that apply themselves to this mission.
We have in-licensed Ivonescimab, which is a novel, potential first-in-class investigational bispecific antibody combining the effects of immunotherapy via a blockade of PD-1 with the anti-angiogenesis effects associated with blocking VEGF into a single molecule. We plan to initiate clinical studies in the following NSCLC indications:
Overview of Role:
The Director, Oncology Market Planning position reports to the Executive Director, Head of Market Planning and Strategy to support strategic planning activities by providing actionable recommendations based on assessments of markets and competitors, both existing and potential.
Role and Responsibilities:
Provide comprehensive market and competitive intelligence insights, strategies, scenarios and impact based on in-depth research through presentations and reports to the Executive Director of Market Planning and Strategy and various internal management teams to allow effective strategic and tactical decision-making and implementation
Supply the market and competitive intelligence component of strategic planning, and proactively makes recommendations to Executive Director of Market Planning and Strategy concerning key intelligence items that require further consideration. Responsible for understanding real-time changes to the competitive and market landscape and communicating the impacts of these changes to the organization
Work with internal business stakeholders to enhance their use of strategic analysis, market insights, and competitor intelligenceensuring a strong working knowledge of which factors, data points, and other inputs meaningfully impact commercial results in solid tumor oncology markets. Collaborates internally to ensure intelligence is shared with appropriate groups and individuals
Lead development of product revenue forecasting modelling
Develop market research plan to inform business strategy, including qualitative, quantitative research and competitive intelligence projects to drive high quality insights and recommendations to inform strategy
Communicate and align key internal stakeholders around market research objectives and outputs
Select appropriate research methodology to address business objectives
Lead market research projects, including vendor selection, design, execution and interpretation of market research results to deliver insights
Manage vendor partnerships including negotiating costs, on-boarding, ensuring accountability, and timely project execution
Participate in strategic planning including situation analysis, market access plans, brand plans, market assessments and present strategic plan to internal teams
Collect data on consumers, competitors and marketplace and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of data sources, evaluating their credibility and potential utility, and leverages them across the company where appropriate
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of designated markets and trends through synthesis of reports, market research, data manipulation and financial modeling and analysis. Create and maintain a Knowledge Repository to maintain all insights and data information for internal stakeholders to access
Compile and analyze market, epidemiology and statistical data using modern and traditional methods. Drive survey design and analysis for adhoc projects and implement new surveys or changes
Monitor customer trends and share the implications throughout the company
Provide analytical support to R&D, Commercial, Market Access, Corporate Strategy and BD on an adhoc basis to solve problems and inform strategy
Develop and maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders to identify emerging needs and business challenges
Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Corporate Strategy, IT, and Legal to ensure that the needs of the business is addressed
Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:
Advanced Degree (Ph.D., MBA, or applicable masters degree) with at least 10+ years of pharmaceutical / biotech industry experience
Director (10+ years) experience working with both qualitative and quantitative research in oncology/pharma market with emphasis on Non-small Cell Lung cancer and other Solid Tumors
Candidate should have extensive knowledge in the Solid Tumor Oncology field, Market Planning, Competitive intelligence, forecasting, and Lung cancer, with the ability to identify and collect appropriate customer, competitor, market, economic, financial and/or operational data, perform financial and qualitative data analysis of markets and competitors, and interpret large amounts of data and translate that data into executable and effective market and intelligence reports
Experienced with developing and executing primary and secondary market research
Experience in Global market research is preferred
Proven experience leading and managing end-to-end research: designing research plans, synthesizing findings/insights, presenting, etc.
Experience with advanced spreadsheets, patient-based forecast modeling including dynamic patient models
Should be experienced in facilitating competitive workshops, well-versed in TPP development with program and study teams. Collect data on consumers, competitors and marketplace and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations
Compile and analyze statistical data using modern and traditional methods to collect it
Perform valid and reliable market research and SWOT analysis
Interpret data, formulate reports and make recommendations
Use online market research and catalogue findings to databases
Provide competitive analysis on various companies market offerings, identify market trends, pricing/business models, sales and methods of operation
Remain fully informed on market trends, other parties research and implement best practices
Good communication and presentation skills
Advanced skill level with Powerpoint, Excel and similar data tools
Skilled at collecting & aggregating large amounts of market, sales, customer, and competitor data in Excel and other reporting tools
Ability to travel
Employee must be able to travel to the Miami, FL offices on an ongoing basis
The pay range for this role is $194,000 to $224,000 annually. 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. The successful candidate will also be eligible for health benefits, 401(k) with 6% employer match from day one, ESPP with a 15% discount up to the federal limit, flexible spending account among other benefits 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 Summits human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Summit.
Summit Therapeutics Plc