Marketing Lead Rheumatology Europe

Make your mark for patients.

We’re here because we want to build the future and transform patients’ lives for the better.

At UCB, our people are our experiences and achievements, our passion and drive. That’s why we’re looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences - not just the best and brightest, but those who care about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. We promote an environment of diversity, openness, and respect where people can make valuable contributions.

An exciting journey lies ahead. Will you join us in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible?

Help us transform patients´lives

At UCB, we put our heart, soul and skills into making a difference for people living with severe diseases. Working together to push the boundraries, we blend the best of our talents to unlock innovation. Will you join us in our pioneering adventure?

To strengthen our European Marketing team, we are looking to fill the position of European Marketing Lead Rheumatology.

As the Marketing Lead Rheumatology you like to work in an environment where you can:

Demonstrate Business Acumen: strong and current business understanding and dynamics required in this fast-growing / fast-changing specialty pharmaceutical environment and ability to develop innovative solutions to scale and grow a business.

Setting Strategy: excellent judgment, integrity, decisiveness, and the ability to provide and communicate the businesses strategic vision to external and internal audiences. An independent thinker who can manage ambiguity and devise solutions when no other obvious or clear path exists.

Executing for Results: high entrepreneurial spirit; action / results driven and successful track record in translating business goals into performance objectives and driving performance by holding the team accountable.

Leadership: Strong leadership and influencing skills, to co-ordinate and drive implementation of the cross functional and diverse marketing work across Europe. The successful candidate will also support the area’s launch preparations, being focused in a highly competitive and evolving segment of the market.

Building Relationships and Networking: Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills as well as strong ability to engage with people at all levels of the organization and the external world.

As a European Marketing Lead Rheumatology you will contribute by;

Being accountable for all rheumatology marketing solutions (projects and activities) developed and performed at EU level, and the rollout to the EU areas.

Lead on collecting and providing bottom up European insights to inform global strategy and positioning development in Rheumatology to ensure local needs are represented and served.

Contribute to the European 10 year plan EU 10-year plan, jointly with the rest of the region´s Immunology products team; to define 3 year priorities and annual marketing objectives at EU level in close collaboration with the 8 EU areas.

Contribute to EU and areas launch planning and overall organizational readiness

Lead adaption of global Immunology and Rheum strategy to ensure EU relevance by coordinating with EU colleagues to create an integrated Regional Patient Value Brand Plan.

Be a driver in UCB´s digital business transformation for E2E omnichannel marketing.

Interested? For this position you´ll need the following education, experience and skills;

Background needs to be commercial, i.e both marketing and sales with either multi country experience or having worked at both individual country and regional/global level.

Minimum 15 years of experience in the pharma/biotech pharma/biotech industry within specialty pharmaceuticals with recent years in senior role. Recent Rheumatology expertise and experience is essential Experience from multiple biologics and MoAs is an extra merit.

Strong technical expertise across the development and commercialization spectrum

Proven track record of successful launches

Solid experience of working cross functionally in a complex matrix organization across local and regional structures.

Comes from a strong development heritage and, preferably, will have experience managing across the full range of commercial functions (market access, product launch, marketing and commercialization), and will bring an understanding of “what is essential” to drive the development program forward and the establishment of novel business

International mindset is a must for the role.

For location, proximity to Bruxelles, Belgium is preferable but not a must.

About us.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 7,600 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

At UCB, everything we do start with a simple question: “How will this create value for people living with severe disease?”. We are on a journey to become the patient-preferred biopharma leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. We want to ensure the creation of patient value, now and into the future, while contributing to a society where a population of 8 billion people and more should be able to live a good life within limited resources of one planet.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.