Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Rheumatology Marketing Lead who is strategic, collaborative, and patient-focused to join our Immunology Patient Value team in Canada, base in our Oakville, Toronto offices, as a hybrid position.
About the Role
You will lead brand and therapeutic area strategy, shaping a clear commercial vision, market positioning, and long-term growth roadmap. You will translate patient, healthcare professional, payer, competitor, and market insights into meaningful strategies that support patient value and business performance while driving sustainable brand growth.
Who You'll Work With
You will work closely with medical, market access, regulatory, patient engagement, and sales colleagues to build integrated plans and deliver impactful, compliant programs. You will also engage with external stakeholders, including clinical experts, institutions, advocacy groups, and payers.
What You'll Do
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Lead long-term brand and therapeutic area marketing strategy for Canada.
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Shape differentiated positioning based on market and stakeholder insights.
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Build integrated plans with medical, access, regulatory, and sales teams.
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Oversee campaigns, field tools, programs, and stakeholder initiatives.
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Champion patient-focused strategies that improve outcomes and access.
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Monitor performance and optimize plans to drive sustainable growth.
Interested? For This Role We're Looking For the Following
Minimum Requirements
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Bachelor's degree.
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Minimum of 3+ years of pharmaceutical product and team leadership management experience.
- Minimum of 2+ years of pharmaceutical or medical sales experience.
- Minimum 2+ current experience in the Canadian healthcare and access environment.
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Ability to travel approximately 20%.
Preferred Requirements
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Experience in specialty or biologic marketing.
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Experience in rheumatology and/or dermatology.
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Bilingual in English and French.
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Experience translating market insights into strategic commercial plans.
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Experience engaging key clinical and healthcare stakeholders.
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Strong patient-focused mindset and cross-functional leadership skills.
This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $120,000 - $158,000 annually. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives while driving the future growth and success of our immunology portfolio. Join us and help create innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and healthcare experiences.
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 over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
We’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.
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.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and members feel valued, respected, and supported. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (e.g. alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Please note that our hiring process includes the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All final hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.
