UCB

Medical Strategy Lead - Regenerative Neural Cell Therapy

UCB • $236K — $310K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree (MD/PhD) in medicine or science, with expertise in neurology or epilepsy
  • 8+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical medical affairs
  • 3+ years of experience leading medical strategy in a matrix organization
  • 3+ years supporting drug development and regulatory approval processes
  • Proven ability to translate scientific and clinical strategy into effective field execution
  • Established credibility with U.S. scientific experts and professional societies

Responsibilities

  • Lead U.S. medical strategy and lifecycle planning aligned with global objectives
  • Translate clinical-development priorities into compliant field medical plans and scientific messaging
  • Coordinate medical readiness across clinical sites with development and study-operations partners
  • Oversee content quality, data dissemination, and contextualized scientific information
  • Build trusted relationships with scientific experts, researchers, and patient organizations
  • Define objectives and measures for execution quality and stakeholder impact

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Opportunity to influence the launch of innovative therapies
  • Engagement with leading scientific experts and healthcare stakeholders
  • Access to resources for professional development and growth
  • Involvement in impactful projects that enhance patient care
Full Job Description
Medical Strategy Lead is strategic, collaborative, and scientifically credible to join our United States Medical team, based out of our US Headquarters in Smyrna, GA.

About the role

You will lead United States medical strategy and execution for an emerging regenerative neural cell therapy. You will translate global strategy and clinical-development priorities into launch-readiness, field-medical, evidence, and scientific-engagement plans. As a senior medical leader and subject-matter expert, you will enable compliant scientific exchange, represent regional perspectives globally, and build credible relationships across priority healthcare ecosystems.

Who you'll work with

You will partner closely with the global asset medical team and colleagues across Clinical Development, Evidence Generation, Patient Safety, Market Access, Marketing, Legal, and Compliance. You will also guide United States field medical colleagues and engage external scientific experts, investigators, professional associations, treatment centers, payer stakeholders, and patient organizations.

What you'll do
  • Lead United States medical strategy, launch readiness, and lifecycle planning aligned globally
  • Translate clinical-development priorities into compliant field medical plans, resources, and scientific messaging
  • Coordinate medical readiness across planned clinical sites with development and study-operations partners
  • Oversee medically sound content, data dissemination, publications, and contextualized scientific information
  • Build trusted relationships with scientific experts, researchers, professional bodies, and patient organizations
  • Define objectives and measures for execution quality, insights, stakeholder impact, and effectiveness


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

Minimum requirements
  • Doctoral degree (MD/PhD) in medicine or science, with neurology or epilepsy expertise
  • 8+ years of pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical medical-affairs experience
  • 3+ years leading medical strategy within a matrix organization
  • 3+ years supporting drug development and regulatory approval processes
  • Demonstrated success translating scientific and clinical strategy into effective field execution
  • Credibility with United States scientific experts, professional societies, and neurology treatment centers


Preferred requirements
  • Have led the launch of a novel therapy or significant shift in treatment practice
  • Familiarity with United States regulatory interactions and reviewer engagement
  • Proven ability to derive actionable insights from scientific stakeholder engagement
  • Strong track record influencing cross-functional teams in a matrix environment
  • Skilled in developing medical resources, scientific messaging, and launch-enabling tools
  • Demonstrated success using metrics to evaluate medical impact and operational effectiveness.

Salary

The reasonably anticipated salary range for this position is $236,800 to $310,800 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!

About UCB

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology. UCB aims to be the patient-preferred biotech leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. The company is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with approximately 7,500 employees in over 40 countries. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
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