Global Medical Lead Reg Cell Therapy

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an exceptional Medical Strategy Lead - Regenerative Neural Cell Therapy who is strategic, collaborative, and scientifically credible to join our United States Medical team, based near Atlanta, 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 $184,000 to $241,500 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.