Full Job Description
We are looking for a strategic, inspiring, and collaborative Field Medical Lead (MSL Manager), Rare Disease East to join our U.S. Rare Diseases team. This field-based position will lead the neuromuscular field medical team across the eastern United States.
About the role
You will provide leadership, coaching, and accountability to a team of Medical Science Liaisons. You will drive consistent execution of the field medical plan, strengthen scientific engagement, and ensure the team delivers meaningful value to healthcare professionals and rare disease communities.
Who you'll work with
You will lead a talented neuromuscular field medical team and collaborate with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Medical Information, Commercial Leadership and other cross-functional partners. Together, you will advance UCB's medical strategy while maintaining the highest standards of scientific integrity, ethics, and compliance.
What you'll do
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage field medical team members.
• Lead implementation and measurement of the annual field medical plan.
• Develop training curricula with local and global cross-functional partners.
• Model high-impact scientific engagement with external healthcare stakeholders.
• Strengthen collaboration supporting clinical studies and medical information.
• Maintain a regional presence through conferences, field visits, and stakeholder engagement.
Interested? For this role, we're looking for the following
Minimum requirements
• Doctoral degree in medicine, pharmacy, or a relevant scientific discipline.
• 5+ years of Medical Affairs experience.
• 3+ years of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) experience
• 1+ years experience leading, coaching, developing, and influencing individuals and teams.
• 3+years experience in specialty medicine, neurology, or rare disease.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% or more.
Preferred requirements
• Experience in myasthenia gravis or other neuromuscular diseases.
• Proven success leading cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization.
• Field medical tactical planning and implementation experience.
• Strong scientific communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Effective negotiation, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to translate clinical data for diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of medical governance, ethics, and compliance.
This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $ 182,000 - $239,000 annually. 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.
