Manager Study Start Up
Summit Therapeutics
| Company | Summit Therapeutics |
| Category | Uncategorised |
| Location | Princeton |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Last verified | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
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:
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Manager to join our team. This role is crucial in managing feasibility and site agreements to support our clinical programs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in feasibility, study start-up, site contact and budget negotiation, and managing relationships with clinical research sites. You will support clinical benchmarking and site budget development, escalation, and payment activities for the Clinical Operations department. You will partner with functional leads of departments to establish strategic approaches to fair market value negotiations and enable site activations.
Role and Responsibilities:
Manage and may lead the day-to-day operations within Study Start Up to ensure completion of established goals and objectives in compliance with applicable GCP/ICH guidelines and other regulatory requirements. This includes effective communication and coordination with key business stakeholders (e.g. study teams) to support timely completion of both drug and non-drug program goals and objectives.
Negotiate and finalize site agreements, including budgets, contacts, and other necessary documentation.
Provide accurate and up-to-date project status and financial information within relevant tracking systems/tools.
Confidently present the budget to the Head of Clinical Operations and Chief Accounting Officer for approval, ensuring full knowledge of all details
Partner with Clinical and Finance team to provide study-wide site payment estimates and forecasts.
Work with legal counsel to ensure appropriate indemnification, liability, and confidentiality provisions are included in contacts
Provide regular updates to management on progress and key performance indicators related to trial agreements
Work with Finance and Clinical Leadership as needed to address budget, invoice, payment, and PO concerns.
Proactively identify and escalate