Make your mark for patients.

We're here because we want to build the future and transform patients' lives for the better. To achieve that, we need the brightest minds and biggest hearts. That's why our Talent Acquisition Team looks for passionate people inside and outside the company. Are you interested in an internal move that will allow you to explore how much more you can do to make a difference for people living with severe disease?

supporting UCB's U.S. Rare disease business unit

As U.S. Communication lead for Rare Diseases, you will lead internal and external communications in support of the U.S. Rare disease business unit. In close collaboration with the U.S. Rare team and corporate communications, the lead will develop and execute strategic internal communications to enable effective ways of working within U.S. Rare and its stakeholders. Additionally, this role will drive U.S. external communications for UCB's Rare disease portfolio and pipeline in collaboration with global communicators. Initial priorities will be growing UCB's reputation in specific rare diseases and preparing to launch two assets. To deliver, the lead will collaborate across UCB and corporate communications core functions (digital, internal, external, community engagement, public affairs, and neurology and immunology) to ensure alignment and successful engagement of key audiences.

In this role you will:

• Grow UCB's reputation in specific rare diseases and preparing to launch two assets
• Lead internal and external communications for rare diseases in the U.S.
• Work closely with executive-level stakeholders with U.S. Rare Diseases leadership team
• Develop and executing strategic internal communications to enable effective ways of working within U.S. Rare disease and its stakeholders
• Drive U.S. external communications for UCB's Rare disease portfolio and pipeline in collaboration with global communicators
• Collaborate across communications core functions (digital, internal, external, community engagement, public affairs, and neurology and immunology) as well as with other global and local stakeholders

You will contribute by (not limited to):

• Leading development and implementation of U.S. Rare Business Unit communications strategy aligned to the U.S. communications strategy
• Providing counsel to internal stakeholders by identifying potential issues or opportunities related to U.S. Rare with actions
• Enhancing UCB's reputation in rare diseases and myasthenia gravis through effective public relations strategies and tactics for both disease awareness and future U.S. products/indications
• Developing effective U.S. launch communication strategies and tactics for future assets
• Ensuring connectivity between external and internal communications Head
• Enabling consistent broad to specific communications in U.S. Rare across disease/functional areas
• Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders (globally and locally) to develop and drive key messages and enable our Patient Value Strategy
• Writing content for internal and external channels related to a rare disease, thought leadership, and patient value
• Managing relationships with vendors and creative agencies to support U.S. Rare

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in Pharmaceutical Brand Communications or PR, and related fields
• Bachelor's degree
• Agency or corporate in-house experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in internal communications
• Master's degree

About us.

At UCB, we come together every day to work, laser-focused, on a simple question: How will this create value for people living with severe diseases? By putting patients at the heart of everything we do, our approach - from discovery to development to delivery - is continuously transformed and designed around patient needs and their journey.

With a team of approximately 7,600 employees and worldwide operations in more than 40 countries, we are a global biopharmaceutical company investing more than a quarter of our revenue in cutting-edge scientific research. We are focused on addressing chronic, neurological, immunological, and bone diseases. We are looking for people with passion and empathy who develop a real understanding of patient's needs and can deliver thoughtful solutions to decisionmakers across the heath care ecosystem.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Where permitted, applicants for employment in the United States must either have received or been willing to receive a full COVID-19 vaccination by the date of hire; or, alternatively, agree to be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing, subject to religious and medical exemptions and in accordance with applicable law.