[Remote] Managed Care Liaison (MCL)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Summit Therapeutics is a company focused on developing Ivonescimab, an innovative immunotherapy for cancer treatment. They are seeking a Managed Care Liaison (MCL) to engage with key decision-makers in the U.S. healthcare system to provide information on Ivonescimab and facilitate its access to patients.

Responsibilities

• Independently cultivate and manage relationships with PBDMs, acting as primary point of contact and collaborating closely with other field roles to ensure an aligned approach to stakeholder engagement
• Collaborate with internal HEOR team and market access team, to execute on scientific engagement strategy for appropriate stakeholders (e.g., Payers, PBMs, GPOs, IDNs and Oncology Pathways) within a territory or customer base
• Serve as a conduit and resource for providing clinical and healthcare economic information (HCEI) to payers and formulary decision-makers
• Maintaining required knowledge of ivonescimab, to proactively and reactively communicate clinical and economic information related to ivonescimab to advance formulary decision-making and improve patient outcomes
• Capture and communicate internally key stakeholder insights and evidence gaps/needs including potential opportunities for collaboration
• Understand the medical affairs priorities to contribute to content strategy development and execute aligned field tactics
• Work with stakeholders to ensure inclusion of ivonescimab in clinical/payer pathways, and treatment order sets, while optimizing budget assessments
• Collaborate effectively with medical affairs, HEOR, market access and other colleagues as appropriate in support of developing and implementing account engagement plan, providing input on scientific and value topics
• Understanding of principles of study design, methodology, data analysis, and interpretation to successfully communicate data to stakeholders
• Utilize and effectively present clinical, humanistic, and economic evidence as well as the value proposition in a clear and compelling manner to the payer audience
• Maintain understanding of market and payer needs in an increasingly complex and dynamic environment to drive actionable recommendations to inform medical and market access strategy
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• MD, PharmD, or PhD in Health Services Research, Health Economics, or related field. Masters preferred.
• Minimum of 12+ years relevant experience in healthcare industry with minimum 5+ years direct experience in the pharmaceutical, managed care, or consulting industries.
• Previous experience in Oncology, preferably non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
• Previous experience in field-based role with strong understanding of the US healthcare system, market access landscape and value-based decision makers.
• Experience analyzing health care data and utilizing real-world evidence (RWE) is a plus.
• Strong analytical capabilities and excellent communication skills, including ability to communicate large amounts of scientific information in a manner that is clear, concise and memorable.
• Ability to work collaboratively across diverse teams and manage multiple stakeholders with ability to influence and collaborate to make a business impact.
• Ability to be proactive, enthusiastic and goal oriented.
• Travel up to approximately 75% of time, including overnight travel for internal and external meetings.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Stock
• Benefits
• Other applicable variable compensation

Company Overview

• Summit Mission Statement: To build a viable, long-lasting health care organization that assumes full responsibility for designing, developing, trial execution and enrollment, regulatory submission and approval, as well as successful commercialization of patient, physician, caregiver, and societal-friendly medicinal therapy intended to: improve quality of life, increase potential duration of life, and resolve serious medical healthcare needs. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, GBR, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.smmttx.com/.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Summit Therapeutics, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 1 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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