Rare Disease Thought Leader Liaison

UCB Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB invites applications for a Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) to build trusted relationships with healthcare leaders in MG and related rare diseases. You will translate insights, coordinate compliant engagements, and partner across functions to support strategy, education, and patient care.

The role covers TX, LA, OK, AR, MN, WI, NE, IL, and MO as a regional field position with hybrid work. Travel up to 80% is required, including weekends/evenings, with a preference for proximity to a major

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field.
• 7+ years' experience in specialty pharmaceuticals or biotech.
• 5+ years in field sales, product marketing, thought leader engagement or similar.
• 2+ years Thought Leader Liaison experience or role with significant overlap in responsibilities.
• Ability and willingness to travel 80% of the time, including weekends and evenings.
• Must live within 1 hour of a major airline hub within the territory.
• Experience managing demanding travel and meeting schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop purposeful relationships with established and emerging healthcare leaders across priority rare disease communities.
• Generate insights by gathering, documenting, and synthesizing external perspectives to identify opportunities and inform strategy.
• Develop engagement plans for assigned thought leaders, accounts, and congresses, with clear objectives aligned to business priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Enable compliant collaboration by connecting thought leaders with appropriate UCB partners and coordinating engagement across Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Patient Services, and field teams.
• Support priority programs including advisory activities, peer education, congress engagement, speaker development, and other approved initiatives.
• Prioritize activity by focusing time and resources on engagements that advance RDO strategy, patient value, and effective ways of working
• Maintain disciplined execution through timely planning, documentation, reporting, follow-up, and adherence to UCB policies and applicable industry standards.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Medical/science knowledge MG

Travel willingness

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

UCB invites applications for a Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) to build trusted relationships with healthcare leaders in MG and related rare diseases. You will translate insights, coordinate compliant engagements, and partner across functions to support strategy, education, and patient care.

The role covers TX, LA, OK, AR, MN, WI, NE, IL, and MO as a regional field position with hybrid work. Travel up to 80% is required, including weekends/evenings, with a preference for proximity to a major