UCB Posted November 9, 2026

Field Medical Lead Dermatology - Central

Field Based, Field Based, United States Permanent
Medical Affairs Dermatology & Aesthetics
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About this opportunity

Make your mark for patients

About the role:

The Field Medical Lead (FML) will strategically oversee a therapeutically aligned Medical Science Liaison (MSL) team and provide executive medical presence in assigned ecosystems, providing leadership, coaching, and accountability to drive individual and team results. MSLs are accountable for delivering and differentiating the immunology clinical value proposition to regional and national KOLs, key medical associations, as well as regional payers and IDN immunology stakeholders and decision makers.

The FML will lead, inspire, and model cooperative teamwork behaviors that enables their MSL team to be accountable for creating and coordinating medical strategies and tactics to be executed in concert with iPVU team members of the local immunology ecosystem. The FML will provide strategic leadership and coaching that appropriately engages and integrates multi-disciplinary iPVU resources and expertise - to develop and expand medical relationships with key immunology micro-ecosystem stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

Coach and develop deep MSL strategic understanding of diverse immunology micro-ecosystems, interconnectivity of large immunology customers and local payer/IDN healthcare models.

Coach and model high impact medical engagement, delivery and differentiation of immunology value proposition to immunology to key immunology ecosystem decision-makers

Lead and contribute to local ecosystem medical strategy and resource development with internal medical support to generate innovative immunology clinical value proposition content

Coach and model development of strategic partnering relationships with key immunology executive population stakeholders

Lead and model a deep understanding of medical influencers in each ecosystem

Partner and lead in concert with Sales Leadership, IEPLs, and Outcomes Specialists to create strong internal and external working relationships that define, and coordinate local strategic imperatives

Operates at the highest level of UCB compliance and professional standards.  Compliance is a part of how we operate within UCB.  Adherence to compliant behavior is an expectation at UCB and demonstrated by embracing ethical decision-making practices and guidelines in all aspects of our organization.

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

Basic Qualifications: 

MD, PharmD, DO, or PhD in a relevant field

5+ years of experience of medical affairs and/or field medical experience

2+ years of relevant therapeutic area experience

Preferred Qualifications:

5+ years of experience as a strategic medical leader in an industry setting

3+ years effectively managing a field medical team

3+ years of relevant therapeutic area experience

Established relationships with key medical groups and IDNs preferred

Demonstrated success in planning and executing market shaping medical strategies in support of clinical value propositions

Demonstrated experience and documented success leading teams in cross-functional matrix environment

Strong proficiency in understanding large medical group/IDN and health plan healthcare models

Demonstrated line leadership skills in managing, developing, and influencing teams

Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications

Demonstrated strength in strategic medical planning, tactical plan development and execution

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $182,000 to $239,000 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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Dermatology & Aesthetics
Location
Field Based, Field Based, United States
Employment type
Permanent

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1694 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 180 biopharma companies.

1694Comparable roles tracked
1596Currently active
180Companies hiring similar roles
64Countries represented

Salary context

374 of 1694 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

This roleSubject $182,000/yr – $239,000/yr
Lowest disclosed · 2027 Future Talent Program - Global Medical Affairs - Intern · Merck $39,908/yr – $111,111/yr
Peer group range $75,510 – $454,000 (median $215,250)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 1694 comparable roles

United States750
China178
Japan101
Germany69
India62
United Kingdom62

+ 58 more countries

Seniority mix

1039 of 1694 peers have a known seniority level

Senior269
Director252
Manager238
Associate Director86
Associate76
Senior Director39
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc38
Executive/VP26
Principal15

Therapeutic area mix

594 of 1694 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology262
Neuroscience87
Rare Disease54
Immunology53
Cardiovascular / CVRM43
Dermatology & Aesthetics36
Respiratory22
Vaccines & Infectious Disease16
Gastroenterology13
Ophthalmology8

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