Immunology Lead ALPS

 

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Immunology Lead Alps who is a passionate leader with a great sense of responsibility who likes to be part of changing the patient journey of Immunology populations, to come join our ABN (Alps, Benelux, Nordics) Immunology Team, to be based in Austria or in Switzerland.

 

About the role

As the Immunology Lead for the Immunology Alps team, you will through strong and motivational leadership develop a spirit of shared responsibility and ensure cross-functional alignment in order to achieve the objectives set. Including all external facing UCB roles that are involved in patient value creation e.g. HCP Partners, MSLs and, where applicable, Payer Partners. In which you lead by example to ensure a culture of compliance in all initiatives and activities within the assigned markets For this role you need to have a deep insight in the relevant health care system across Switzerland and Austria and the ability to balance short and long term objectives, such as drive growth, profitability to achieve the iPVU strategic and financial goals and develop long term partnerships with health care. You will show a credible understanding of the therapeutic area including clinic, payer and policy interactions and demonstrate capability of external focus and accomplishing patient and health care value. You are an integrated manager/coordinator of all the customer/stakeholder-facing resources in/for regional given ecosystem (country, countries or sub-country level depending on size of country). And orchestrates all activities of the LPV unit (Local Patient Value unit) in Austria and in Switzerland.

 

Who you will work with:

You are part of the cross-functional Immunology Leadership Team in the ABN Area and partner with marketing, medical affairs, market access, ethics & compliance, finance, operational excellence, QA, regulatory, safety and supply to coordinate all operational activities and achieve value objectives for patients and for UCB.

 

 

What will you do:

• You will lead the development and execution of tailored strategies for the assigned ecosystem, and are accountable for achieving iPVU strategic, patient and UCB value creating goals
• Coordinate the use of UCB resources âin the right places at the right timesâ to maximize patient value creation and appropriate use of UCB marketed drugs
• Develop a multi-stakeholder ecosystem strategy based on key insights and unique characteristics of that ecosystem to maximize patient and ecosystem value creation and advance iPVU objectives
• Ensure implementation of Alps LPV unit Patient Value plans to achieve aligned and approved UCB and patient/ecosystem value creation objectives within agreed financial frame
• Prepare the annual LPV unit Strategic and Tactical Patient Value Plan for the Alps  ecosystems (incl Medical, Commercial and Market Access activities)
• Accountable for the annual financial budget in market sales and variable operating expenditure
• Annual planning of training and development of direct reports/cross functional team
• Commit time and resources to ensure that all colleagues and members of the LPV unit are developed, coached and guided to meet the overall strategic talent needs of UCB
• Develop processes and maintain effective external and internal relationships to secure patient value and efficient operation of the franchise in Alps, maximizing the value for UCB and Patients

 

Interested? For this position youâll need the following education, experience and skills:

 

• University degree in business, life sciences or healthcare
• Several years of healthcare related sales, marketing, market access or field medical exposure with key account management
• Launching products in Immunology
• Innovative mindset, with a passion for making an impact on patients
• Leadership experience: people manager with commitment and motivation and ability to inspire and develop cross-functional influencing teams
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication
• Strong ability to analyze, plan, develop and execute strategic/tactical plans
• Market expertise in the Alps health systems and excellence understanding of local ecosystem key drivers for success
• Demonstrates the ability to engender credibility and confidence within the company
• Strong customer focus and operating skills and sense of urgency
• Languages: English.

 

 

Are you ready to âgo beyondâ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you 

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we donât just complete tasks, we create value. We arenât 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 equitable opportunities to do their best work. We âgo beyondâ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether thatâs on our patients, our employees, or 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. 

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.
 
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