Medical Affairs Specialist Dermatology

Make your mark for patients

About the role:

The Medical Affairs Specialist is responsible for managing the activities of the Dermatology Medical Affairs team, including medical plans, congress activities, Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), external engagement, and planning & execution of special projects.

Who you'll work with:

• Works with Medical leadership to prepare for internal meetings and implement outcomes including scheduling and tracking of agenda items, supporting presentation development, tracking of completion of action items
• Works with key stakeholders to identify and improve best practices across departmental functions

What you will do:

• Supports the dermatology medical affairs team with management of medical plans
• Manages and tracks performance against departmental goals
• Manages activities from Medical Affairs agencies for key deliverables
• Manages outputs from advisory boards, field insights, and external medical affairs activity
• Proactively seeks relevant evidence/insights/facts by attending congresses and keeping abreast of the literature
• Support the development of scientific resources and materials associated with departmental initiatives
• Support maintenance of online Medical portals (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Leads/supports tactical projects as assigned

Interested? For this position you'll need the following education, experience and skills:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1+ year of pharma experience required (industry fellowship experience accepted)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MS, PharmD, PhD) preferred.
• Prior medical affairs experience, including relevant post-doctoral fellowships, in the pharmaceutical industry preferred. Will consider candidates with PharmD or therapeutically relevant Ph.D., without prior industry experience.
• Possesses an understanding of drug development process and clinical trials
• Proficient at multitasking on multiple ongoing projects, with agility to course adjust/modify, and remain highly detailed oriented and with timely deliverables
• Able to operationally function and communicate in a cross-functional and matrix organization across various teams
• Able to adapt behaviour to situation, to influence outcomes without direct authority and to hold oneself and others accountable for commitments in a productive, collaborative and assertive manner
• Excellent written, oral communication and strong organizational skills
• Possess scientific and business acumen and some basic financial skills

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $108,000 to $141,000 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!

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 US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com 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.