Thought Leader Liaison /Chicago
About The Position
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) develops and strengthens strategic partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and internal stakeholders. The role supports optimal KOL engagement at medical meetings and commercial advisory boards and helps position UCB as an epilepsy market leader by delivering the Patient Value Strategy across the Epilepsy portfolio in the Mid-Central Region, including Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The portfolio-wide focus includes Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes, including Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut communities and patients with partial-onset and cluster seizures. The TLL ensures external stakeholders understand UCB’s broader Epilepsy strategy across science, patient service, and solutions; aligns strategic perspectives and priorities across internal teams; and increases connectivity and partnership between UCB and Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes healthcare professionals. The role cultivates and develops regional KOL relationships, coordinates engagement opportunities and national conference strategy, manages project timelines and budgets, and connects healthcare professionals with appropriate internal stakeholders. The TLL also supports and develops speaker bureau members when needed and operates in accordance with UCB compliance and professional standards. The position involves collaboration with Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regional Advocacy Group Leads, Sales Leadership, Ecosystem Partnerships, regional epilepsy KOLs, conferences, advisory boards, patient advocacy groups, and UCB speaker bureau members. UCB describes its work approach as hybrid-first, with 40% of time spent in the office unless the role description or nature of the position precludes it. The role requires willingness to travel up to 60%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- At least 7 years of experience in epilepsy, neurology and/or rare disease sales, marketing, medical, KOL development, or closely related roles.
- At least 4 years of experience engaging with and developing relationships with KOLs, including a proven record of building effective partnerships with physicians and healthcare professionals in the epilepsy space.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 60%.
Nice To Haves
- Proven experience building processes and executing strategic plans.
- Experience working successfully with various internal stakeholders.
- Ability to interface with key customers, accounts, physicians, practitioners, industry contacts, and consultants to accomplish corporate objectives.
- Proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Home office, corporate, or management experience.
- Comprehensive understanding of the epilepsy market to support consultative relationships with KOLs.
Responsibilities
- Ensure external stakeholders understand UCB’s broader Epilepsy strategy across science, patient service, and solutions (assets).
- Help inform and align strategic perspectives and priorities across internal teams.
- Increase connectivity and partnership between UCB and Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes healthcare professionals.
- Maintain knowledge of current strategies and priorities across teams to support high-level discussions with healthcare professionals and connect them to appropriate internal stakeholders for in-depth discussions.
- Triage ideas, issues, questions, and proposals from healthcare professionals.
- Engage on issues requiring a senior-level perspective to understand and resolve them.
- Connect healthcare professionals to UCB internal stakeholders.
- Cultivate relationships with KOLs and develop regional KOLs within the epilepsy community to execute the strategic engagement plan.
- Work with cross-functional teams to maximize UCB’s healthcare professional engagement opportunities.
- Organize overall plans and strategy at national conferences.
- Manage project timelines and budgets.
- Operate in accordance with UCB compliance and professional standards.
- Represent the company professionally and collaborate with internal and external partners at key conferences and events.
- Train and develop members of the speaker bureau when needed to support effective, compliant communication of educational content.
- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the UCB U.S. Neurology and Epilepsy business strategic vision.
Benefits
- A caring, supportive, inclusive culture with equal opportunities to do one’s best work.
- Opportunities for growth and the freedom to develop a career path.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
