Medical Science Liaision Area Manager/Team Lead Rare Disease US

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a strategic, inspiring, and collaborative Field Medical Lead (MSL Manager), Rare Disease East to join our U.S. Rare Diseases team. This field-based position will lead the neuromuscular field medical team across the eastern United States.

About the role

You will provide leadership, coaching, and accountability to a team of Medical Science Liaisons. You will drive consistent execution of the field medical plan, strengthen scientific engagement, and ensure the team delivers meaningful value to healthcare professionals and rare disease communities.

Who you’ll work with

You will lead a talented neuromuscular field medical team and collaborate with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Medical Information, Commercial Leadership and other cross-functional partners. Together, you will advance UCB’s medical strategy while maintaining the highest standards of scientific integrity, ethics, and compliance.

What you’ll do

Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage field medical team members.

Lead implementation and measurement of the annual field medical plan.

Develop training curricula with local and global cross-functional partners.

Model high-impact scientific engagement with external healthcare stakeholders.

Strengthen collaboration supporting clinical studies and medical information.

Maintain a regional presence through conferences, field visits, and stakeholder engagement.

Interested? For this role, we’re looking for the following

Minimum requirements

Doctoral degree in medicine, pharmacy, or a relevant scientific discipline.

5+ years of Medical Affairs experience.

3+ years of Medical Science Liaison (MSL) experience

1+ years experience leading, coaching, developing, and influencing individuals and teams.

3+years experience in specialty medicine, neurology, or rare disease.

Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% or more.

Preferred requirements

Experience in myasthenia gravis or other neuromuscular diseases.

Proven success leading cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization.

Field medical tactical planning and implementation experience.

Strong scientific communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Effective negotiation, conflict-resolution, and problem-solving capabilities.

Ability to translate clinical data for diverse stakeholders.

Strong understanding of medical governance, ethics, and compliance.

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