Manager, Regulatory CMC

Job Description

Job Description

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 :

The Manager, Regulatory Affairs CMC, is responsible for coordination and preparation of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) regulatory submissions for assigned product(s) in coordination with key internal stakeholders. This role will manage regulatory CMC aspects of compounds (large molecules) through all phases of development and provide strategic and operational management of preparation and maintenance of CMC regulatory filings to support on-going clinical activities as well as marketing applications.

Role and Responsibilities :

• Regulatory representative on specific multi-discipline teams, may be responsible for organizing and leading meetings and acts independently to identify and resolve problems
• Manage CMC regulatory filings in US and ex-US clinical and marketing applications
• Manage internal review and approval process for CMC related submissions
• Coordinate the planning and preparation of Health Authority meeting requests, briefing books and responses to Health Authority information requests
• Manage timelines for assigned projects in alignment with company goals
• Review CMC sections of regulatory submissions (IND, IMPD, BLA etc.) for compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with company strategies
• RA support in interactions with Health Authorities (HA), as appropriate
• Identify areas of continuous process improvement and engaging RA teams and key stakeholders as necessary
• Support in providing interpretation of global CMC regulations and guidelines, to Summit personnel for assigned programs
• Provide regulatory impact assessment to CMC changes and deviations and plan, prepare and manage any related regulatory submissions as necessary
• Escalate issues that affect regulatory compliance, promptly to CMC RA Management
• Maintain up to date knowledge of global regulations and guidance pertaining to CMC issues
• All other duties as assigned

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills :

The pay range for this role is $135,000-$150,000 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.

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