Chief Immunology Medical Affairs Leader

UCB; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 316,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Head of Medical Affairs, Immunology in the United States to define and execute the medical strategy across Dermatology, Rheumatology, and emerging indications. This role provides strategic leadership, ensuring scientific excellence, evidence generation, external engagement, launch readiness, and lifecycle management to improve patient outcomes.

The position leads a team of Medical Affairs professionals, collaborates with Commercial, Market Access and R&D, and drives innovations

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required; MD preferred.
• 10+ years Medical Affairs experience in biopharma or equivalent.
• 5+ years senior leadership experience managing leaders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a comprehensive U.S. Immunology Medical strategy aligned to enterprise and global asset strategies
• Provide medical leadership in launch readiness and lifecycle management
• Oversee scientific exchange and KOL engagement strategy across Dermatology, Rheumatology, and emerging indications
• Partner with Commercial, Market Access, R&D, and Global Medical Affairs leadership to ensure alignment of evidence generation and patient-centric strategies
• Represent both the external scientific/clinical landscape and internal immunology medical affairs impact to senior UCB leadership
• Serving as a US lead representative for providing insight, feedback and direction to global committees and governance affecting asset pre-launch and launch strategies, medical affairs policies, evidence generation strategy and execution, and talent development within medical affairs.
• Maintain inspection readiness and lead responses to audits and regulatory inquiries
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Medical Affairs leaders and field medical teams
• Represent UCB externally in scientific, regulatory, media and advocacy forums
• Drive medical innovation through advanced analytics, digital engagement models, and emerging capabilities that enhance scientific exchange and evidence dissemination.
• Own medical affairs budget planning, forecasting, and resource allocation
• Ensuring yearly medical affairs plans aligned with the Integrated Strategic Plan and global and regional medical critical success factors
• Build and maintain relationships with national and international scientific leaders, professional societies, patient advocacy groups, and healthcare system stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Education

Doctoral degree (MD/DO, PhD, PharmD) required; MD preferred

Job description

UCB is seeking a Head of Medical Affairs, Immunology in the United States to define and execute the medical strategy across Dermatology, Rheumatology, and emerging indications. This role provides strategic leadership, ensuring scientific excellence, evidence generation, external engagement, launch readiness, and lifecycle management to improve patient outcomes.

The position leads a team of Medical Affairs professionals, collaborates with Commercial, Market Access and R&D, and drives innovations