Medical Science Liaison Rheumatology

UCB•Phoenix, AZ

73d•$134,000 - $204,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Medical Science Liaison (MSL) serves as a field-based scientific partner to healthcare providers and decision-makers, medical professional associations, and UCB colleagues. The role executes medical strategies intended to enhance care and positively impact patients living with chronic inflammatory diseases. It supports UCB’s Immunology Patient Value Unit across an assigned Arizona/New Mexico territory; the ideal candidate lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Extensive travel, including overnight travel and some weekends, is required.

Requirements

Doctorate degree (PharmD, MD, DO, or PhD in a relevant field).
Valid U.S. driver’s license and no more than three moving violations in the past two years.
Must reside within the assigned territory.
Must complete initial training and successfully pass all assessments within 90 days of hire.
Extensive travel, up to 75%, including overnight travel and some weekends.
Two to three years of field medical experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience in rheumatology, dermatology, immunology, infectious disease, or oncology.
Prior product launch experience.
Business acumen and a solid understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.
Basic knowledge and understanding of health economic principles and clinical trials.

Responsibilities

Maintain deep scientific knowledge in rheumatology.
Deliver clinical value propositions and engage key decision-makers in medical groups, integrated delivery networks (IDNs), and regional payers.
Identify and support potential research expansion projects and collaborations, medical advisors, and educational partnership opportunities.
Conduct local roundtables and education programs to enhance key opinion leaders’ understanding of unmet clinical needs.
Serve as a scientific expert at medical and scientific conferences, advisory boards, clinical investigator meetings, and internal meetings.
Support field-based cross-functional teams by providing medical expertise in access engagements as needed.
Review and critique scientific publications to help inform healthcare trends in rheumatology.
Collect, analyze, and communicate information about the therapeutic area, treatment options, emerging standards of care, and competitive intelligence.
Address medical information inquiries.
Deliver effective clinical presentations to internal and external audiences, tailoring them to audience needs through peer-to-peer scientific exchange.
Assess feasibility and serve as the primary liaison between UCB and investigators for unsolicited Investigator-Initiated Studies (IISs), from inception through publication.
Provide field updates on topics of interest to inform the creation or updating of Standard Response Letters.