Ecosystem Lead Neurology. Mid-Atlantic

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Ecosystem Lead, Neurology, Mid-Atlantic who is strategic, patient-focused, collaborative, and results-driven to join our US Epilepsy & Rare Syndromes Acute Team. The successful candidate will lead a high-performing commercial field force within a designated ecosystem, driving business performance, developing talent, and creating value for patients and healthcare stakeholders.

This geography will include Raleigh, NC; Washington, DC; Nashville/Knoxville, TN; Lexington/Louisville, KY; Philadelphia, PA; and Richmond, VA. 

Candidates need to reside within the territory.

About the Role 

As an Ecosystem Lead, you will lead and manage all aspects of the Acute commercial field force team within your ecosystem, focused on a multi-product focus within Epilepsy Rescue and Myasthenia Gravis. You will be accountable for achieving and exceeding sales objectives while translating market insights into ecosystem strategies that improve patient outcomes and support business growth. You will serve as a key leader, coach, and strategic partner, ensuring coordinated execution across multiple field-based Provider Liaisons and collaborative stakeholders.

Who You'll Work With 

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional internal teams across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Government Affairs, Patient Services, Business Enablement, Marketing, and Thought Leader Liaison organizations. You will also engage externally with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy organizations, integrated delivery networks, centers of excellence, and healthcare administrators throughout your ecosystem.

What You'll Do 

Lead and develop a high-performing field team to achieve ecosystem business objectives.

Create and execute ecosystem business plans aligned with Acute strategic priorities and brands.

Analyze market dynamics and translate insights into actionable growth strategies.

Monitor, coach, and develop Provider Liaisons to maximize customer and patient impact.

Orchestrate cross-functional field engagement across key healthcare stakeholders.

Build strategic relationships with KOLs, healthcare systems, and advocacy organizations.

Optimize omnichannel engagement approaches to improve customer experience.

Foster a culture of compliance, accountability, collaboration, and ethical leadership.

Interested? For this role, we're looking for the following education, experience, and skills 

Minimum Qualifications 

Bachelor's degree.

Minimum of 7 years of successful pharmaceutical or biotechnology sales experience.

Minimum of 5 years of pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical field leadership experience.

Experience utilizing digital business tools to drive strategic execution.

Ability to travel up to 75%, including overnight and weekend travel.

Must reside near a major airport.

Preferred Qualifications 

Master’s degree in business administration or related field.

Experience in Neurology, Rare Disease, Specialty Care, or similar therapeutic areas.

Experience supporting complex patient journeys and treatment paradigms.

Experience with specialty pharmacy, buy-and-bill, or complex payer models.

Proven track record leading field teams and achieving commercial performance goals.

Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.

Strong communication, leadership, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Demonstrated success launching products and leading teams through market evolution.

Strong understanding of healthcare ecosystem dynamics and account-based engagement strategies.

This position’s reasonably anticipated base salary range is $185,600-243,600 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 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.