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You will coordinate timelines, resources, budgets and decision points, anticipate risks, develop scenarios and help teams deliver agreed outcomes. Working in partnership with the program lead and a cross-functional team, you will provide transparent program information and support timely, objective decisions. You will also contribute to the wider program management community by sharing effective practices and supporting colleagues.\nWho you'll work with\nThe Candidate Program Management team sits at the heart of UCB's innovation engine, leading the programs that transform promising science into future medicines for patients. Candidate PMs operate at the intersection of strategy, science, and execution, partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional experts to shape critical decisions and accelerate the progression of assets through the development pipeline.\nThis is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys connecting people, solving complex challenges, and turning ambitious scientific strategies into executable plans. The role offers exposure to senior governance forums, cross-functional leadership teams, portfolio decision-making, and some of UCB's most strategically important programs\nWhat you'll do\nThe Candidate Program Manager will:\nDrive the successful delivery of one or more candidate programs from late research through Proof of Concept, ensuring alignment with portfolio objectives and patient value.\nTranslate candidate strategy into an integrated operational roadmap, including scope, timelines, resources, costs, and scenario planning.\nLead program planning and execution, maintaining focus on critical path activities, key decisions, dependencies, and milestones.\nProactively manage risks, issues, assumptions, and performance metrics, ensuring timely escalation and resolution of barriers.\nAct as the single point of integration across scientific, clinical, regulatory, CMC, finance, and operational stakeholders.\nEnable effective governance and decision-making by providing clear program insights, options, and recommendations.\nPartner with Project Coordinators and functional teams to ensure efficient execution while maintaining accountability for overall program outcomes.\nInterested? For this role we're looking for the following education, experience and skills\nBachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience; a postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline is preferred.\nAt least five years of experience in program or project management, or a closely related function.\nExtensive industry experience, ideally within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical sector.\nExperience supporting cross-functional work across research, development and commercialization of a product.\nProven ability to work with global, multicultural and diverse teams managing complex deliverables and demanding timelines.\nStrong planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource coordination and performance reporting skills.\nAbility to facilitate collaboration, communicate clearly, manage change and support constructive conflict resolution.\nA recognized program or project management qualification, or practical experience applying structured and agile delivery methods, is preferred.\nAre 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!\nAbout us\nUCB 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.\nWhy work with us?\nAt 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.\nAt UCB, 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.\nUCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.\nShould you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on . 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