Lead Business Liaison

Make your mark for patients We are looking for a Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) who is highly collaborative, has holistic thinking with patient access as an end goal and understands the patient journey to join us in our Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes team for the Mid-Central Region: which include, but not limited to the following states: About the roleThe Thought Leader Liaison develops and strengthens strategic partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) and internal stakeholders. They ensure optimal KOL engagement at medical meetings and commercial advisory boards and will continue to position UCB as an epilepsy market leader, delivering on the Patient Value Strategy throughout the entire Epilepsy portfolio in their region.This is a portfolio-wide focus on driving impact within Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes inclusive to Dravet, Lennox-Gastaut communities, and patients suffering from partial onset and cluster seizures.Who you’ll work withThe Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regional Advocacy Group Leads, Sales Leadership and Ecosystem Partnerships teamsEpilepsy KOLs in the regionEpilepsy Conferences, Advisory Boards, and Patient Advocacy groupsMembers of the UCB speaker’s bureauWhat you’ll doEnsure external stakeholders understand UCB’s broader Epilepsy strategy across our focus on Science, Patient Service, and Solutions (Assets).Help inform and align strategic perspectives and priorities across internal teams.Increase connectivity and partnership between UCB and Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes HCPsMaintain knowledge of current strategies and priorities across teams (not SMEs) to engage in high-level discussions with HCPs when required, with the intent of creating connection and follow-up to the appropriate key internal stakeholder for in-depth discussions.Develop regional Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) within the epilepsy community to execute on the overall strategic engagement plan.Manage project timelines & budgets.Operates at the highest level of UCB Compliance and professional standards.Effectively train and develop members of the speaker bureau when needed to ensure effective and compliant communication of key educational content.Neurology, Epilepsy business strategic vision Interested? 7+ years of experience in epilepsy, neurology and/or rare disease sales, marketing, medical, KOL development, or other closely related roles.4+ years of experience engaging in and developing relationships with KOLs, including a proven track record of building effective partnerships with physicians and Healthcare Professionals within the epilepsy space.Ability and willingness to travel up to 60%.Ability to interface with key customers, accounts, physicians, practitioners, industry contacts, and consultants, to accomplish corporate objectivesMust have proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.Home office / corporate / management experience.Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the epilepsy market in order to have a consultative relationship with KOLs.The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.About us UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.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. com for application to US based roles. Market Access, Pricing & RegulatoryEmployment type: Permanent