You are looking for a
strategic, scientifically rigorous, and
collaborative Global Medical Lead to join our Medical Neurology Therapeutic and Disease Area Leadership team, based in our US Headquarters located near Atlanta, GA.
About the role You will provide global medical and scientific leadership for regenerative neural cell therapy indications. You will shape and execute the global medical strategy, translate emerging science into value for patients and healthcare professionals, and help advance standards of care. As a senior subject matter expert, you will guide evidence generation, scientific communications, external engagement, and cross-functional decisions while ensuring medical quality, scientific accuracy, and alignment with asset priorities.
Who you'll work with You will be a core medical partner across global leadership and cross-functional teams. You will collaborate with Discovery, Research, Clinical Development, Scientific Communications, benefit-risk, regulatory, regional, and local medical colleagues. Externally, you will build trusted scientific partnerships with thought leaders, investigators, and scientific societies to understand evolving treatment landscapes, identify care gaps, and bring meaningful insights into global strategy and execution.
What you'll do- Lead global medical strategy and execution across regenerative neural cell therapy indications.
- Translate scientific, field, regional, and thought-leader insights into strategic actions.
- Direct evidence generation collaborations and cross-indication research aligned with medical priorities.
- Lead accurate, consistent scientific communications, publications, meetings, and data dissemination.
- Guide regional teams, studies, submissions, benefit-risk, and patient-access programs.
- Ensure scientific rigor and compliance across medical activities, deliverables, and interactions.
Interested? For this role we're looking for the followingMinimum requirements- Medical degree, doctoral degree, or equivalent advanced scientific qualification.
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical Medical Affairs experience in regional or global roles.
- Proven success developing and implementing medical strategies for a product portfolio.
- Ability to analyze complex scientific and clinical data to guide strategy.
- Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional teams, priorities, deliverables, and stakeholder alignment.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory, legal, compliance, and scientific quality standards.
Preferred requirements- Deep scientific expertise in epilepsy, neurology, or regenerative neural cell therapy.
- Experience supporting clinical development plans and integrated evidence-generation strategies.
- Established relationships with global thought leaders, investigators, or scientific societies.
- Experience with investigator-initiated studies, compassionate use, or health-authority submissions.
- Background supporting benefit-risk, risk-management, controlled-access, or mitigation programs.
- Excellent scientific communication skills across global, regional, and external audiences.
Salary The reasonably anticipated salary range for this position is
$184,000 to $241,500 per year. 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!
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.
