Regional Rare Disease Lead

Make your mark for patients

To strengthen our Rare & Epilepsy) department we are looking for a skilled professional to fill the position of: Regional Rare Disease Lead - Lombardia & Piemonte.

About the role

As aRegional Rare Disease Lead at UCB plays a crucial role in transforming the lives of those with rare diseases. This position involves creating collaborative partnership with healthcare professionals and implementing commercial strategies based on scientific research to ensure patient access to UCB products. Responsibilities include mastering brand messaging, targeting and digital technology to deliver impactful customer experiences while adhering to ethical standards. These specialists are experts in regional patient journeys and they strategically allocate time and budget to raise awareness, improve patient diagnosis, treatment access and promote the appropriate use of UCB products.

What you will do

• Consistently operate with the highest level of ethics and integrity serving rare disease patients and complying with local requirements
• Developing and implementing strategic business and account plans tailored to your territory, incorporating insights into the network and regional patient journey and identifying key stakeholders
• Deliver balanced information on new therapies in rare disease areas
• Master targeted disease states with a deep understanding of patient journeys, standards of care, treatment drivers and clinical data on UCB products and competitors.
• Mapping the assigned territory in order to identify and prioritize opportunities.
• Continuously expand expertise on all treating and referring physicians, payers, hospital systems, pharmacies, labs and other care continuum components
• Maintain strong partnership within the regional payer landscape to ensure providers are informed about coverage and reimbursement, collaborating with the payer access team to maximize patient access and affordability
• Dedicated to continuous improvement, seeking feedback, taking relevant courses, and participating in on-the-job projects and trainings

Key Deliverables:

• Cross-functional partnership and aligned territory business and account plan involving regional patient journey/network, with quarterly dedicated deliverables based on in depth understanding of gaps and opportunities
• Successful execution of marketing and sales strategies
• Meet monthly and quarterly sales targets

Key Stakeholders:

• External: Targeted physicians, all care team members (e.g. referring physicians, access enabling hospital stakeholders, Hospital pharmacists)
• Internal: Rare Disease Organization Leadership Team, Ecosystem Lead, Marketing, Market Access, Patient Engagement, MSL, Medical strategy Lead

Pillars in Rare:

• Show strong investment to the rare disease patient community by understanding the national and regional patient journey, recognizing the barriers to care, diagnosis, and treatment, and collaborating with the community to overcome these challenges
• Adopt innovative, including digital, methods to identify patients and facilitate earlier access to high-efficacy and safe treatments
• Maintain a highly tactical, cross-functionally aligned approach to patient access, based on continuous account analysis
• In-depth comprehension of disease and all relevant clinical data of UCB & competitors and translation into single-patient focus for dedicated referral and targeted treatments

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

• Masters' degree or equivalent education in a pertinent scientific field.
• Proficient fluency in comprehending and communicating effectively in English
• At least 5 years of field-based experience in the same role
• Focused on external impact, solution-oriented and an agile team player
• Proven record of sustained high sales performance and achievement
• Proven record of sustained high sales performance and achievement, including experience in successful product launches.
• Preferably based in Lomcardia and willing to travel up to 80%, including overnight stays, as needed for business.
• Experience serving a variety of accounts along the patient journey, including academic centers, community/office-based care, hospitals and private practices
• Ability to conceive, organize, prioritize and manage multi-element projects, particularly those requiring collaboration across departments and disciplines
• Diligent and precise in documenting and reporting daily activities, as well as insights gained from the territory
• Curious and results-oriented with a scientifically driven mindset, motivated to improve patient journeys
• Demonstrates flexibility in adapting to changing situations and priorities

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 expressly 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 laws. 
 
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