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Summit Therapeutics · Biotechnology

Director, Clinical Scientist

  • Remote, US
  • Remote
  • Full-time
  • Director
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EmploymentFull-time
LocationRemote, US
DeadlineOpen until filled

The role

Overview of Role

The Director, Clinical Scientist is responsible for leading/contributing to study design and execution of clinical studies in hematology/oncology. As a leader within the clinical organization, this individual will be partnering with clinical operations, translational, and other matrix team members to design and refine clinical plans, authoring key clinical/regulatory documents, and ensuring exceptional delivery and interpretation of clinical data. The Director, Clinical Scientist will strive to drive study enrollment and build and maintain collaborative relationships with investigators and clinical site staff, CROs, and Summit colleagues.  Bladder Cancer Harmoni-GU1: Randomized Phase 2/3 Study of Ivonescimab in Combination with Enfortumab Vedotin vs Pembrolizumab in Combination with Enfortumab Vedotin in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma The Director, Clinical Scientist will foster a proactive and thoughtful approach to clinical study execution where obstacles are anticipated and effectively mitigated/resolved.

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.

What you need

Experience, Education and Specialized Knowledge and Skills

  • MS (or equivalent) required; PhD, PharmD, or MD preferred
  • Minimum of 5+ years overall related experience with PhD or like degree; Minimum of 2+ years’ experience in conducting / supporting oncology/hematology clinical studies
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Expertise in interpreting immunology/immuno-oncology translational data in addition to clinical data

This is the pay for this position

Pay Transparency

$192,000—$239,000 USD

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.

What you'll do

Role and Responsibilities

  • Leads/Contributes to study design and amendments in collaboration with internal and external scientific stakeholders
  • Collaborates with MD, regulatory and other internal partners/stakeholders with authoring and submission of protocols, protocol amendments, regulatory filings, and other regulatory documentation
  • Collaborates with clinical operations, data management and CRO to develop and implement the overall data quality plan and leads internal medical data review and safety trend analysis on one or more studies/programs
  • Point-of-contact for clinical inquiries from CRO medical monitor and other stakeholders
  • Develops and provides input for clinical presentation slides and other materials for internal/external meetings and/or ongoing communications (e.g., investigator meetings, pre-study site selection visits, study coordinator or clinical research administrator training, study newsletters, communications to study sites, etc.)
  • Partners with clinical operations and CRO in developing and maintaining study start up documents/resources (e.g., ICF, Lab Manual, EDC, Safety monitoring Plan, etc.)
  • Participates in safety meetings and tracks, analyzes, and reviews documentation for any potential safety events
  • Leads/Contributes to the development and implementation of communications strategies to support existing and concluded studies. Includes KOL interactions, advisory boards, major medical meetings, congresses and other events, publications and other materials
  • Writes and/or reviews abstracts, posters, content for scientific meetings, conferences, other events and presentations, and other publicly distributed materials and coordinates further reviews with internal partners and stakeholders
  • Coordinates submissions to scientific meetings and/or other appropriate venues or groups
  • Writes clinical science sections of meeting packages and assists in the development and review of other clinical documentation required for regulatory submissions and other regulatory processes
  • All other duties as assigned

Pay and benefits

$192,000 – $239,000 a year

Employer provided
How this compares
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  • Stock

From the posting

About Summit Therapeutics

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:

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Job intelligence

The context around this role

Live data · November 7, 2026

Salary intelligence

How the pay compares

This role's midpoint is 28% below the US median for Clinical Development roles at this level.

This roleEmployer provided

$192,000 to $239,000 a year

Director roles in the US219 roles publishing pay

Middle half $255,250 to $333,000, median $299,500
Annual base pay
Annual base payLowMedianHigh
This role$192,000—$239,000
All US$255,250$299,500$333,000

This role: Summit Therapeutics's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Development roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, November 7, 2026. Nothing is estimated.

Career trajectory

Where this role sits in Clinical Development

The general path across 283 open Clinical Development roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Summit Therapeutics's own promotion track.

  1. Earlier

    Associate & Specialist

    Often: 2027 Summer Intern Clinical Science, Medical Monitoring & Health Economics · Clinical Scientist- FSP

  2. Earlier

    Senior & Principal

    Often: Clinical Scientist · Senior Clinical Scientist

    $184K median22 open
  3. One step back

    Manager

    Often: Senior Manager, Clinical Scientist, Hematology · Senior Manager, Clinical Scientist, Immunology

    $199K median12 open
  4. This role

    Director

    Often: Senior Director, Clinical Development · Director, Clinical Development

    $300K median228 open
  5. Next step

    VP & Executive

    Often: Vice President, Clinical Development · Associate Vice President

    $400K median18 open

Skills DNA

What this role leans on

How many of the posting's 26 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.

Documentation and SOPs: 6 linesInvestigations and CAPA: 3 linesRegulatory submissions: 3 linesData and digital systems: 1 lineClinical trial conduct: 11 linesCollaboration and leadership: 12 linesDocumentationInvestigationsSubmissionsData systemsClinical trialsTeamwork
  • Collaboration and leadership12
  • Clinical trial conduct11
  • Documentation and SOPs6
  • Investigations and CAPA3
  • Regulatory submissions3
  • Data and digital systems1

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By discipline

  • Regulatory4 44%
  • Clinical3 33%
  • Quality2 22%

By level

  • Director6 67%
  • Manager2 22%
  • Senior & Principal1 11%
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