Director, Safety Physician

1 month ago
United StatesFull TimeGeneral Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Summit Therapeutics as a Director, Safety Physician in United States. 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.

Benefits & 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.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

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Key Skills

OncologyClinical StudiesPhase 3 TrialsDrug DevelopmentRegulatory AffairsSafety MonitoringBiopharmaceutical

Key Responsibilities

This role involves serving as a Safety Physician within a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving patient quality and duration of life. The position supports global Phase 3 clinical studies evaluating investigational therapies like ivonescimab in cancers such as NSCLC and CRC.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will be a world-class professional passionate about the company's mission in oncology drug development. Specific experience is not detailed, but the role requires expertise suitable for directing safety physician activities across multiple global Phase 3 trials.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Director, Safety Physician at Summit Therapeutics a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all General Medicine physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

This General Medicine position at Summit Therapeutics is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Oncology, Clinical Studies, Phase 3 Trials, Drug Development, Regulatory Affairs, Safety Monitoring, Biopharmaceutical. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this General Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves serving as a Safety Physician within a biopharmaceutical oncology company focused on improving patient quality and duration of life. The position supports global Phase 3 clinical studies evaluating investigational therapies like ivonescimab in cancers such as NSCLC and CRC.

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About Summit Therapeutics

Biotechnology Research
Miami, Florida
10+
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

1mo ago