Legal Lead - Market Access Legal

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and patient‑focused Legal Lead to join our Market Access Legal team. This is a hybrid role based in our Atlanta, GA, Washington DC, or RTP, NC offices (other U.S. locations may be considered).

About the role

In this role, you will provide legal guidance on market access, pricing, and patient engagement initiatives across U.S. healthcare systems. You will advise cross‑functional teams on complex federal and state healthcare laws, support compliant patient access programs, and help shape business strategies that prioritize patients while meeting regulatory requirements. This role focuses primarily on epilepsy and rare syndromes while supporting broader U.S. market access activities.

Who you’ll work with

You will work closely with colleagues across Market Access, Pricing, Patient Engagement, Government Affairs, and Commercial teams, partnering with leaders who are passionate about improving patient access to innovative therapies. You will be part of a collaborative legal team that values integrity, practical problem‑solving, and strong business partnership.

What you’ll do

• Provide legal advice on U.S. market access strategies and patient support programs
• Review and support pricing proposals and market access customer arrangements
• Advise on federal and state healthcare laws and regulatory requirements
• Support compliant design and execution of patient engagement initiatives
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to manage legal risk and enable decisions
• Participate in policy, investigation, and litigation matters as needed

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following

Minimum requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and active U.S. bar membership
• 5+ years of legal experience within the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry
• 2+ years’ experience supporting market access, pricing, or patient support programs
• Strong knowledge of U.S. federal healthcare laws and regulations
• Proven ability to communicate legal guidance to non‑legal partners

Preferred requirements

• Experience supporting epilepsy or rare disease therapeutic areas
• Familiarity with government pricing or reimbursement programs
• Strong strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $180,800 - $237,300. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

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 over 9.000 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. 

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.

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 [email protected] 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.