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. Summits 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.
Summits team is inspired to touch and help change lives through Summits 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 Chinas 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 Associate Director of Project Management sits within the Program Management and Business Strategy department and is pivotal in contributing to a fit for purpose PMO and driving cross-functional execution and operational excellence across oncology development programs particularly Phase 2 and beyond. The Associate Director will serve as a strategic integrator aligning corporate and clinical development goals with functional execution across departments such as Clinical Operations Development Biometrics Regulatory Clinical Pharmacology Biomarker Strategy Bioanalytical New Indication Planning Quality IT and Compliance.
This role will be responsible for building and refining infrastructure and processes that support scalable transparent and adaptive program execution. This includes dashboarding process improvement and continuous monitoring to ensure visibility accountability and agility as the organization grows and our pipeline evolves.
Role and Responsibilities :
Develop integrated project plans timelines and templates from scratch tailored to program cross functional and governance needs.
Serve as a project management strategic liaison to 12 functional departments (e.g. Clin Ops Biometrics Clinical Quality Clin Dev).
Design and implement scalable adaptable processes that support program execution.
Develop and maintain dashboards using Smartsheets and other tools to track timelines deliverables and risks.
Navigate ambiguity with confidence and clarity.
Experience Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills :
Minimum of a Bachelors degree preferably in a scientific or business discipline.
Minimum of 6 years in a pharmaceutical company or CRO.
Proficiency in Smartsheets and dashboarding tools.
Effective leadership and team-building skills.
The pay range for this role is $153000-$180000 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.
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 Talent Acquisition team at to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to Summit.
Required Experience :
Manager
Key Skills
Project Management Methodology,Project / Program Management,Program Management,Management Experience,Microsoft Powerpoint,Project Management,Microsoft Project,Budgeting,DoD Experience,Leadership Experience,Supervising Experience,Contracts
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Yearly Salary Salary : 153000 - 180000
Senior Program Manager • Palo Alto, California, USA