UltraCare Liaison

The role

The Ultra Care Liaison is a field-based role on the Ultragenyx DACH team. This person will provide stakeholder-specific information, education, and support to improve patient care in an assigned geographic territory.

What you will do

• Engage in disease awareness, disease state and patient referral education with HCPs, pharmacists, nurses and dietitians.
• Educate HCPs, pharmacists, nurses, dietitians and payers about scientific evidence on Ultragenyx medications.
• Engage in scientific exchange with HCPs and payers about diagnosis in therapeutic areas of focus.
• Organize and execute local educational events and roundtables.
• Facilitate peer-to-peer exchange between HCPs within the assigned territory.
• Respond to product-related inquiries from HCPs and pharmacists.
• Assess the ability of hospitals to administer gene therapies and fulfill G-BA criteria.
• Facilitate access of prioritized centers to qualification initiatives.
• Co-create account plans for major hospitals and centres of care.
• Review account plans in cross-functional team meetings.

Required qualifications

• Physician, pharmacist, registered nurse or scientist with a university education in a relevant scientific field.
• Fluent written and spoken German and English are mandatory.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• At least five years in field-based functions.
• Launch experience required, including development of local infrastructure for patient referral and care.
• In-depth understanding of the German health care system and the interactions and interdependencies of sick funds, KVs, MDK, IQWiG, GKV-SV and G-BA with HCPs.
• Thorough knowledge of local relevant laws regarding compliant interactions with HCPs and other stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry’s code of conduct and commonly accepted behavioural practices.
• Impeccable business integrity record.
• Understanding of GCP and GDP standards.
• High level of energy, ambition and intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent communication skills in personal and remote interactions.

Nice to have

• Experience in orphan drugs or highly specialized areas in secondary care
• Knowledge of at least three different medical specialties
• At least three years of experience in KOL interactions

Benefits

• Generous vacation time and public holidays observed by the company
• Volunteer days
• Long term incentive and Employee stock purchase plans or equivalent offerings
• Employee wellbeing benefits
• Fitness reimbursement
• Tuition sponsoring
• Professional development plans

About the company

Ultragenyx is a biopharma company that aims to lead the future of rare disease medicine by following science and using a novel rapid development approach. The company focuses on creating innovative medicines at fair prices and a collaborative ecosystem to reach patients.