Director, Clinical Operations

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🏥 Clinical Operations

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Summit Therapeutics, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2003

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Summit Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative medicinal therapies aimed at improving quality of life for oncology patients. The company is particularly committed to addressing serious unmet medical needs through its lead investigational therapy, ivonescimab, a novel bispecific antibody designed to target both PD-1 and VEGF. Summit’s initiatives include ongoing Phase III clinical trials to evaluate ivonescimab's effectiveness in treating non-small cell lung cancer, highlighting their dedication to patient-centered care and technological advancement in the field of oncology.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership, operational expertise, and regional influence for Summit Phase I–III oncology clinical trials across the Middle East • Drive country-startup strategy, site activation excellence, stakeholder engagement, and operational delivery across the region • Lead operational excellence and regional strategies covering speed, quality, patient access, and investigator engagement • Own regional performance against study startup, enrolment, quality, timeline, and budget commitments • Serve as the primary regional escalation point for operational challenges • Recommend country selection, site placement, and regional investment decisions • Establish and maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, ethics committees, health authorities, hospitals, research networks, cancer centers, and professional organizations • Represent Summit at regional scientific meetings, investigator meetings, industry organizations, and stakeholder forums • Monitor emerging regulatory and clinical research trends affecting oncology development programs • Maintain knowledge of oncology institutions and investigators across the Middle East • Lead regional feasibility strategy and provide country-level operational intelligence • Assess regulatory pathways, site capabilities, patient populations, and competitive trial landscapes • Influence country startup strategies and implement mitigation strategies for activation barriers • Oversee regional study performance and identify risks to timelines, enrolment, quality, or budget • Partner with Global Study Teams on mitigation plans • Ensure compliance with GCP, local regulations, company policies, and health authority requirements • Support inspection readiness, audits, and inspections

🎯 Requirements

• BA/BS required • Advanced degree (MS, PharmD, PhD, MBA) preferred • Extensive regional expertise in Middle East clinical operations • Established relationships with oncology investigators, sites, institutions, regulatory authorities, ethics committees, and healthcare stakeholders • Experience supporting Phase I–III oncology clinical trials • Knowledge of regulatory pathways, site capabilities, patient populations, and competitive trial landscapes • Knowledge of GCP, local regulations, company policies, and applicable health authority requirements • Ability to lead country-startup strategy, site activation, feasibility, and operational delivery across the Middle East • Ability to support inspection readiness, audits, and inspections • Ability to establish and maintain senior-level external stakeholder relationships

🏖️ Benefits

• Total compensation package may include bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable variable compensation • Compensation packages are based on skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location

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