About the role:

The Ecosystem Partner (EP) will deliver and differentiate the immunology value proposition to Executives and Population Stakeholders within influential Health Care Organizations (HCOs) - inclusive of Large Consolidated Groups (LCGs), Venture Capital/Private Equity (VC/PE), IDNs and Regional Payers. The EP will set strategic direction for targeted HCOs, develop and foster strategic partnerships with Influencers to elevate UCB reputation, gather key insights and assist in achieving patient access to UCB products. The EP is responsible for identifying influencers, co-developing and implementing strategies in coordination with field partners, leveraging resources and internal expertise to develop productive and elevated relationships with key micro-ecosystem Executives and Population Health Stakeholders within influential HCOs. The ultimate goal is to establish a broad, deep, and coordinated network of relationships to elevate UCB's reputation, align on initiatives to prioritize targeted patient populations, identify innovative partnerships and achieve affordable product access for patients.

Who you'll work with:

The Ecosystem Partner (EP) has primary responsibility to set the strategy at key influential HCOs and deliver and differentiate the Immunology value proposition raising awareness of prioritized patient populations to C-Suite and executive stakeholders within influential HCOs.

What you'll do:

• Demonstrate expertise and leadership with internal and external partners through an account management approach that leads to strategic partnerships that align with UCB priorities
• Model and lead strong squad and Immunology Patient Value Team collaboration and teamwork that contributes to achievement of shared objectives
• In coordination with the RAE partners, co-develop, define, and execute local strategic imperatives focused on maximizing UCB Immunology product access, affordability, and triage to the field partners for pull-through within the immunology micro-ecosystems
• Keen understanding of immunology business including customers, brand marketing implementation strategies, business models, health economics, innovative population health initiatives, medical and pharmacy reimbursement, value-based care delivery models and bring insights back to the organization.
• Deliver and differentiate UCB with high impact, illuminating the immunology value proposition to Population Stakeholders across influential HCOs, and key immunology influencers in micro-ecosystems.
• Deliver the differentiated immunology value proposition to key immunology formulary influencers in prioritized HCOs, developing advocates to optimize patient access, within regional payers/IDNs - across all immunology micro-ecosystems in coordination w RAE partners
• Deep understanding of influential HCOs within the ecosystem, inclusive of Regional Payer, IDN, VC/PE, ACO business models, functional infrastructure, and internal network connectivity, as well as key decision makers, immunology formulary influencers, and stakeholders aligned to the accounts.
• Responsible for expanding broader and deeper relationships across diverse Immunology Clinical, Population Health, Utilization Management, Quality Teams, Innovation and Value-based care functions etc. - applied to multi-disciplinary formulary advocates internal to regional payers/IDNs - strategically coordinated with PVT and RAE colleagues
• Operates at the highest level of UCB compliance and professional standards

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

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelors' degree in life sciences, business or healthcare required
• 3+ years in key account management

Preferred requirements:

• 5-8 years of immunology and market access experience, sales leadership, marketing, population health, reimbursement, specialty pharmacy, or field medical experience preferred
• Demonstrated experience and documented success leading multidisciplinary and/or matrixed teams
• Demonstrated leadership skills in managing, developing, and influencing teams
• Proven ability to align cross-functional objectives, develop and execute on strategic plans to achieve objectives
• Market expertise in US Immunology, Regional Payer/IDN , PE/VC, and Healthcare delivery systems preferred
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications
• Demonstrated strength in business planning, tactical plan development and execution

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $168,000 to $220,000 per year. 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 factors.

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!

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.