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About the role:

The Medical Affairs Specialist is responsible for managing the activities of the Dermatology Medical Affairs team, including medical plans, congress activities, Investigator-Initiated Studies (IIS), external engagement, and planning & execution of special projects.

Who you'll work with:

• Works with Medical leadership to prepare for internal meetings and implement outcomes including scheduling and tracking of agenda items, supporting presentation development, tracking of completion of action items
• Works with key stakeholders to identify and improve best practices across departmental functions

What you will do:

• Supports the dermatology medical affairs team with management of medical plans
• Manages and tracks performance against departmental goals
• Manages activities from Medical Affairs agencies for key deliverables
• Manages outputs from advisory boards, field insights, and external medical affairs activity
• Proactively seeks relevant evidence/insights/facts by attending congresses and keeping abreast of the literature
• Support the development of scientific resources and materials associated with departmental initiatives
• Support maintenance of online Medical portals (SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Leads/supports tactical projects as assigned

Interested? For this position you'll need the following education, experience and skills:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1+ year of pharma experience required (industry fellowship experience accepted)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MS, PharmD, PhD) preferred.
• Prior medical affairs experience, including relevant post-doctoral fellowships, in the pharmaceutical industry preferred. Will consider candidates with PharmD or therapeutically relevant Ph.D., without prior industry experience.
• Possesses an understanding of drug development process and clinical trials
• Proficient at multitasking on multiple ongoing projects, with agility to course adjust/modify, and remain highly detailed oriented and with timely deliverables
• Able to operationally function and communicate in a cross-functional and matrix organization across various teams
• Able to adapt behaviour to situation, to influence outcomes without direct authority and to hold oneself and others accountable for commitments in a productive, collaborative and assertive manner
• Excellent written, oral communication and strong organizational skills
• Possess scientific and business acumen and some basic financial skills

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities.

Unless explicitly stated in the description, this role is hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office, regardless of your current contractual agreement. If your current working arrangements differ, please contact your Talent Partner to discuss before submitting your application.

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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Requisition ID: 93130

Recruiter: Kate Broderick

Hiring Manager: Tae Oh

Talent Partner: Robert Way

Job Level: SA I

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