Executive Director, US Market Access Strategy

About Summit:

Summit Therapeutics Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company with a mission focused on improving quality of life, increasing potential duration of life, and resolving serious unmet medical needs. At Summit, we believe in building a team of world class professionals who are passionate about this mission, and it is our people who drive this mission to reality. Summit’s core values include integrity, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, collaboration, and our commitment to people. Our employees are truly the heart and soul of our culture, and they are invaluable in shaping our journey toward excellence.

Summit’s team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summit’s clinical studies in the field of oncology. Summit has multiple global Phase 3 clinical studies, including:

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

• HARMONi: Phase 3 clinical study which was intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated, locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who were previously treated with a 3rd generation EGFR TKI.

• HARMONi-3: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab combined with chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

• HARMONi-7: Phase 3 clinical study which is intended to evaluate ivonescimab monotherapy compared to pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with first-line metastatic NSCLC.

Colorectal Cancer (CRC)

• HARMONi-GI3: Phase 3 clinical study intended to evaluate ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy compared with bevacizumab plus chemotherapy.

Ivonescimab is an investigational therapy not presently approved by any regulatory authority other than China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Summit is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and has additional offices in California, New Jersey, the UK, and Ireland.

Overview of Role:

Reporting into the Vice President of Market Access, the Executive Director, US Market Access Strategy is responsible for developing and leading the US value strategy for Ivonescimab’s launch indications.   This position will lead the development and execution of market access and payer marketing strategies in collaboration with other functions within the Market Access Organization and across the broader organization.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of the US Market Access strategy to maximize the value of Ivonescimab while ensuring widespread patient access
• Design and implement value communications materials for use within the market
• Work effectively across the matrix organization partnering with HEOR, Pricing, Medical Affairs, Commercialization, Legal and other stakeholders.
• Develop strategies, tactics, and promotional tools for the Payer Strategic Account and Key Provider Account field teams to use with healthcare decision makers based on the product value proposition and scientific platform, with input from Marketing and Medical Affairs teams
• Collaborate in the development of pricing and contracting strategy, HEOR evidence generation plan, patient support programs, payer marketing and account management tactics
• Lead regular discussions with internal and external partners to ensure coordinated approaches to coverage and reimbursement issues
• Work with key stakeholders including Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Brand, CMC, Marketing, Sales, and Commercial Operations to ensure reimbursement issues are well understood and that solutions are developed and executed consistently and compliantly
• Lead the overall Market Access organization financial budget and projections
• Provide market access support for in-licensing and out-licensing business development initiatives as required
• Collaborate with legal, regulatory, and compliance stakeholders to ensure compliant development and execution of market access initiatives

• All other duties as assigned

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

• BS/BA degree required, advanced degree a plus
• A minimum of 12 years of Market Access experience
• Oncology, especially NSCLS (Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer) experience required / commercial launch experience required (2 successful launches), solid tumor in addition to NSCLC experience required
• Strong understanding of payer value drivers within oncology.
• Demonstrated expertise and a proven track record in US Market Access with established relationships at leading national and regional payers / IDNs
• Demonstrated ability to leverage research, scenario analyses and payer & pricing insights to generate global market access strategies that maximize product differentiation
• Ability to identify new ways of articulating and visualizing market access strategies to enhance communication and decision-making
• Experience supporting the development of payer value creation strategies and plans that go beyond the clinical evidence (e.g., Integrated Care, Patient Support Programs), to ensure, optimize and sustain access and product uptake
• Successful record of achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory, legal, and operational rules
• Must be able to travel to support business priorities

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.

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Summit Therapeutics Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in creating and maintaining diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training or promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.