Medical Science Liaison Rheumatology

Make your mark for patients

About the role

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) is a professional who serves as a key field-based scientific partner to healthcare providers and decision-makers, medical professional associations, and internal UCB colleagues. This professional will be responsible for executing key medical strategies to enhance and positively impact patients living with chronic inflammatory diseases.

Who you will work with

This position will support our Immunology Patient Value Unit (PVU) in an assigned geography of Arizona/New Mexico. The ideal candidate will live in Phoenix, Arizona.

What you’ll do

• Maintains deep scientific knowledge in areas of Rheumatology.
• Delivers clinical value propositions and engages with key decision-maker stakeholders in medical groups, IDNs, and regional payers
• Identifies and supports potential research expansion projects/collaborations, medical advisors, and educational partnership opportunities
• Conducts local roundtables and education programs that aim enhance Key Opinion Leaders (KOL)s understanding of unmet clinical needs
• Serve as a scientific expert at key medical and scientific conferences, advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, and internal meetings.
• Supports field-based cross-functional teams to provide medical expertise in access engagements as needed
• Reviews and critiques scientific publications to help inform healthcare trends in Rheumatology
• Collects, analyzes, and communicates information concerning therapeutic area, treatment options, emerging standards of care, and competitive intelligence
• Addresses medical information inquiries
• Provides effective clinical presentations to internal and external audiences and tailors presentations to meet specific audience needs through peer to peer scientific exchange
• Assesses feasibility and serves as the primary liaison between UCB and investigator for unsolicited Investigator-Initiated Studies (IISs) from inception to publication
• Provides field updates regarding topics of interest for creation and/or updating of Standard Response Letters

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

Minimum requirements

• Doctorate degree (PhD, PharmD, MD, DPM, DPA, DNP, or DO) required
• Valid US Driver’s License and with no more than 3 moving violations in the past 2 years
• Must reside within the assigned territory
• Must complete initial training and successfully pass all assessments within 90 days of hire

            Extensive travel (up to 75%) is required, including overnights and some weekends.

Preferred Requirements

• Rheumatology, Dermatology, Immunology, Infectious Disease, or Oncology experience strongly preferred.
• 2-3 years of field medical experience required
• Prior product launch experience preferred.
• Business acumen with a solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Basic knowledge and understanding of health economic principles and clinical trials

*This position's reasonably anticipated base salary range is $134,000 - $204,000 annually. The actual salary offered will take into account internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills and experience, among other 

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.