Hcp Partner, Rare Disease

**Make your mark for patients**

We are looking for a **HCP Partner, Rare Disease - Ontario**to join our **Canada** **Commercial Rare Disease team,**ideally based in the **Greater Toronto Area, ON**

**About the role**

The Rare Disease Partner (RDP) represents UCB in the communities we serve as we strive toward transforming the lives of those living with Rare Diseases. The RDP in Neuromuscular is an expert on the health care system, populations and local access considerations within their territory. The RDP decisively and proactively allocates time as well as budget to maximize awareness and the appropriate use of UCB products.

**Who you’ll work with**

This individual will play an integral role in identifying and building collaborative relationships with physicians and clinics. The RDP embraces and executes marketing and sales strategies, and masters brand messaging, targeting, and digital technology to deliver persuasive, high-impact customer experiences tailored to distinct user segments while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

**What you’ll do**
- Consistently exceed territory sales objectives while operating with the highest level of ethics and integrity
- Create and execute strategic business plans reflecting a thorough understanding of the local market conditions.
- Master targeted disease states which include a deep understanding of UCB products, patient journeys, standards of care and treatment drivers.
- Advocate for Rare Disease patients and serve as the authority on the various tools and resources UCB offers to support physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers
- Continuously expand expertise of all treating and referring physicians, as well as payers, hospital systems, pharmacies, labs, and other components of the care continuum; maintain awareness and remain attentive to the dynamics between different stakeholders that influence patient treatment decisions
- Maintain strong relationships within the payer landscape to ensure providers are informed on coverage and reimbursement status; collaborate with the payer access team to ensure all relevant stakeholders are working with the most-up-to-date information to maximize access and affordability for patients using UCB products
- Collaborate cross-functionally with UCB colleagues to share insights on customer needs and market opportunities; work together towards more effective approaches to patient value creation
- Maintain a commitment to continuous improvement (embrace a growth mindset) as evidenced by insights gained/shared about geography, stakeholders, and customer needs through day-to-day experience; growth in core competencies with feedback sought from managers and colleagues, courses taken, on-the-job projects and relevant periodicals/readings
- Territory boundaries may be expanded to include Atlantic Canada or Manitoba depending in business need

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

- Bachelors Degree
- 8+ years of field-based experience in sales, account management, and/or field reimbursement in biopharmaceuticals or healthcare, inclusive of 5+ years in a competitive specialty market segment
- A proven record of sustained high sales performance and achievement
- Experience/involvement in successful product launches
- Success developing thought leader relationships
- Demonstrated ability to maximize impact of multichannel/digital tools and strategy/tactics with territory HCPs
- Command of key medical, scientific, and healthcare concepts, language, and practices related to neurology and rare diseases
- Experience serving a variety of call points - academic centers, community-based care, hospitals, and private office practices
- Must be comfortable up to 30% overnight travel as required (territory business need dependent)

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ 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 don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t 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 equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.