Thought Leader Liaison / Milwuakee

About the Role

The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) will develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) and internal stakeholders across the Mid‑Central Region (Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin). The role focuses on driving impact within the Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes portfolio—including Dravet, Lennox‑Gastaut, partial onset, and cluster seizures—and positioning UCB as a market leader while delivering on the Patient Value Strategy.

Who You’ll Work With

• The Marketing, Medical Affairs, Regional Advocacy Group Leads, Sales Leadership and Ecosystem Partnerships teams
• Epilepsy KOLs in the region
• Epilepsy conferences, advisory boards, and patient‑advocacy groups
• Members of the UCB speaker’s bureau

What You’ll Do

• Ensure external stakeholders understand UCB’s broader Epilepsy strategy across Science, Patient Service, and Solutions (Assets).
• Help inform and align strategic perspectives and priorities across internal teams.
• Increase connectivity and partnership between UCB and Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes HCPs.
• Maintain knowledge of current strategies and priorities across teams to engage in high‑level discussions with HCPs, creating connections and routing follow‑up to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Triage ideas, issues, questions, and proposals from healthcare professionals.
• Engage on senior‑level issues to understand and resolve them.
• Connect healthcare professionals to UCB internal stakeholders.
• Cultivate relationships with KOLs.
• Develop regional KOLs within the epilepsy community to execute the strategic engagement plan.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to maximize UCB’s HCP engagement opportunities.
• Organize overall plan and strategy at national conferences.
• Manage project timelines and budgets.
• Operate at the highest level of UCB compliance and professional standards.
• Interface and collaborate with a variety of external and internal partners, serving as the “face” of the company at key conferences and events.
• Train and develop members of the speaker bureau to ensure compliant communication of key educational content.
• Develop and maintain a keen understanding of the UCB U.S. Neurology, Epilepsy business strategic vision.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• 7+ years of experience in epilepsy, neurology and/or rare disease sales, marketing, medical, KOL development, or closely related roles.
• 4+ years of experience engaging and developing relationships with KOLs, with a proven track record of building effective partnerships with physicians and healthcare professionals in the epilepsy space.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience building processes and executing strategic plans.
• Experience working successfully with various internal stakeholders.
• Ability to interface with key customers, accounts, physicians, practitioners, industry contacts, and consultants to accomplish corporate objectives.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Home‑office, corporate, or management experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of the epilepsy market to maintain a consultative relationship with KOLs.

Pay

Base salary range: $164,000 – $215,300 annually (actual salary will consider knowledge, skills, experience, location, and other factors).

Why Work With Us

• UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on neurology and immunology, with over 9,000 employees worldwide.
• Caring, supportive culture that values inclusion, respect, and equal opportunity.
• Hybrid‑first work model: approximately 40% of time spent in the office, with local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity.
• Opportunities to grow, carve your own career path, and achieve your full potential.
• Commitment to creating value for patients, employees, and the planet.