Make your mark for patients

 

To strengthen our Immunology team we are looking for a talented profile to fill the position of Medical Scientific Liaison Dermatology - Souh of Italy.

 

About the role

 

As a Medical Scientific Liaison, you will identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), ensuring they receive the latest information on emerging trends, scientific data, and updates on new products, pipeline developments, and respond to scientific request information about off-label uses of current products. You will continuously monitor evolving guidelines and keep KOLs informed with the most current information related to our products and our pipeline. You will ensure collection of insights from KOLs regarding unmet needs of both patients and physicians to drive continuous improvements in patient care standards. You will proactively share relevant insights with the whole medical team and cross-functional colleagues and collaborate on initiatives and projects that enhance local patient value.

 

You will work with

 

You will work with clinical studies and clinical development teams, sharing insights with the R&D and Evidence generation team. As the leading local scientific expert for UCB solutions and the local PVU members, you will support market access colleagues when needed, presenting RWE, HEOR, and clinical information to regional and local payer accounts and formularies. In addition, you will support both commercial and medical strategic teams to ensure the success of strategic projects as defined by national brand and medical plan. You will closely collaborate with local sales colleagues to ensure proper management of information requests by physicians and address the needs of scientific information by doctors and KOLs.

 

What you will do

 

Understand the implications of new issues and trends on the stakeholder’s activity, leading to a deeper understanding of the stakeholder’s behavior and strategy.Consider the impact on and alignment with the organization when setting goals, making decisions and organizing activities and uses knowledge of drug life cycle to inform decision-makingCreate and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders by working in partnership and consistently demonstrating value for patientsAchieve access to relevant stakeholders in an appropriate mannerWork in collaboration with colleagues to ensure compliance and delivery of quality services on schedule with external partners and agenciesTranslate patient insights from applicable sources into patient value-driven engagementsConnect industry and therapeutic trends with stakeholder knowledge to teach patient value insightsManage different approaches to evidence generation, and the synthesis and interpretation of data, to identify insights that can be used to differentiate value propositionActively prepare account strategies based on stakeholder segmentation and specific stakeholder needs or objectivesManage regular and ongoing access to all relevant stakeholders being part of the decision-making processSupport the strategic medical team in onboarding and scientific training of colleagues when needed

 

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

 

Doctorate degree (PhD in a relevant field preferred) is required or Masters’ degreeAt least 3 years of experience in a comparable role in Dermatology (preferred) or in any other relevant therapeutic area such as Rheumatology and / or Inflammatory diseaseFull professional proficiency in Italian and English (both oral and written)Travel requirements: 60% of the time. Preference for candidates based in CampaniaExperience in launching new products is a great assetExcellent communication and presentation skills and ability to clearly articulate complex scientific concepts in 1to1 and group settingsAbility to actively listen, process information and ask questions to stakeholders to identify opportunities and insightsTeam player; ability to share good practices and knowledgesBusiness acumen with a basic understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare  An ability to take initiative and work both independently and in a team environmentDynamic person with strong value commitment  Focus on achieving results through creative problem-solving and a positive mindsetOpen to change and embraces new challenges with enthusiasm and adaptabilityProficient and positive attitude toward using digital tools (e.g., MS Teams, Office Suite, CRMs and remote meetings)

 

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 around 8,500 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 equitable 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. 

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent, and adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class. 
 
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.