Midwest Sales Manager Rare Syndromes / Chicago

UCB S.A.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB S.A. is seeking an Ecosystem Lead – Rare Syndromes (District Manager) to lead a Midwest regional field team of six KAMs, driving patient access and regional performance.

The role blends leadership, strategy, and cross-functional collaboration across sales, market access, and medical affairs to deliver outcomes for patients with rare syndromes. The position requires a strategic, compliant leader with 10+ years in biotech or pharma sales, 5+ years of field leadership, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years’ experience in biotech or pharmaceutical sales.
• 5+ years’ experience leading pharmaceutical field teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel 75%.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage regional field team to exceed performance goals.
• Develop and execute quarterly regional business plans aligned to strategy.
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders.
• Develop, present, and execute a comprehensive quarterly regional business plan aligned to the Rare Syndromes strategic objectives for individual territories.
• Drive demand generation while ensuring patient access within budget.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to address challenges and align priorities.
• Foster a culture of compliance, communication, and ethical decision-making.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Ecosystem Lead – Rare Syndromes (District Manager) who is strategic, collaborative, and patient-focused to join us in our Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes US team, working remotely across the Midwest Region which includes 6 territories: Minneapolis, Omaha, Iowa City, Chicago North, Chicago South, and Milwaukee.

About the role

You will lead a regional commercial field team of six Key Account Managers (KAM) who will focus on improving outcomes for patients with rare syndromes. You will be responsible for driving performance, expanding patient access, and delivering and exceeding regional business objectives. This role combines leadership, strategy, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure patients receive the care and therapies they need.

Who you’ll work with

You will work closely with cross-functional partners across the field and home office. This includes representatives, medical science liaisons, market access partners, marketing, patient services, Thought Leader Liaisons, and external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, advocacy groups, and key opinion leaders.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage regional field team to exceed performance goals
• Develop and execute quarterly regional business plans aligned to strategy
• Build relationships with healthcare professionals and key opinion leaders
• Develop, present, and execute a comprehensive quarterly regional business plan aligned to the Rare Syndromes strategic objectives for individual territories
• Drive demand generation while ensuring patient access within budget
• Collaborate cross-functionally to address challenges and align priorities
• Foster a culture of compliance, communication, and ethical decision-making

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

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in biotech or pharmaceutical sales
• 5+ years’ experience leading pharmaceutical field teams
• Ability and willingness to travel 75%

Preferred requirements

• Proven track record achieving sales targets and leading teams
• Strong communication and leadership capabilities
• Experience in rare diseases, system epilepsy, or complex therapeutic areas
• Experience with specialty pharmacy and patient access models
• Demonstrated success supporting product launches
• Experience building relationships with key opinion leaders
• Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining high-performing teams

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $185,600.00- $243,600.00 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.

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, and 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.

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