Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Medical Solutions Partner - Dermatology HS (Hidradentitis suppurativa) to join our Medical Affairs team, based in Canada with the ideal location of Greater Toronto Area, ON

About the role

The Medical Solutions Partner is a field based, non-sales role that will hold responsibility for executing an overall medical solutions and disease state engagement strategy, for national, regional and local thought leaders and strategic partnerships, in support of the Medical Solutions Strategy with Dermatology or Rheumatology organizations. They will assist in building UCB’s leadership position in the Rheumatology, PSO and HS markets through strong differentiation of our value proposition and by connecting and leveraging stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.

Who you’ll work with

The Medical Solutions Partner role requires working cross functionally with internal stakeholders such as Medical Affairs, Marketing and Ecosystems to ensure optimal engagement at congresses, consulting meetings and other related activities, to deliver on aligned Patient Value Strategies. This role also requires close partnership with Field Medical Leads, MSLs and Ecosystem Leads to pull through a coordinated customer table strategy.

What you’ll do:

• Assist in the execution of UCB’s peer-to-peer strategy.
• Maintaining deep scientific knowledge in areas of Immunology.
• Ability to manage complex relationships with multiple field-facing teams
• Collaborates with Marketing to coordinate and pull through corporate strategy and execution at key conferences.
• Planning and execution of medical advisory board and consulting meetings, in coordination with field and head office teams.
• Strategic design and execution of executive engagements and national KOL coordination with cross-functional teams to maximize UCB’s HCP partnership and engagement opportunities.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple high priorities and evaluate results making go/no-go decisions
• Strength in execution of programs and overall disease awareness activities
• Develops and maintains a keen understanding of the therapy areas and national and regional KOLs and effectively deciphers noise from signal in insights.
• Strong communication skills to influence at different levels of the org. and externally
• Cultivate and deepen relationships with KOLs in order to understand the appropriate partnerships in order to develop and pull through a successful strategic plan.
• Strong digital and omnichannel mindset with experience using and implementing CRM and cross-functional engagement planning tools
• Operates at the highest level of UCB compliance and professional standard and adhering to compliant behavior is an expectation at UCB and is demonstrated by embracing ethical decision-making practices and guidelines in all aspects of our organization.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience, and skills:

• Masters Degree
• 5+ years’ experience in Dermatology or Rheumatology medical (e.g., MSL), sales, marketing, KOL development and/or other directly related roles
• Experience working with an immunology product and/or portfolio preferred
• Experience working successfully with medical and commercial teams
• Demonstrates scientific knowledge in customer settings
• Prior launch and launch planning preferred
• Proven experience at being able to build processes and deliver in-person and digital solutions
• Ability to travel ~50%

UCB Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.