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You will oversee quality management processes throughout their lifecycle, support audit readiness and help simplify systems and ways of working. Through close collaboration with quality teams, department leaders and subject-matter experts, you will promote consistent standards, reliable data and a strong culture of quality and patient safety.\nWho you’ll work with\nYou will be working in a team that brings together colleagues from Pharmaceutical Development Excellence and Operations, Quality Assurance and Process Excellence. You will also collaborate with department leaders and cross-functional partners across the organisation. Together, you will strengthen quality practices, support regulatory compliance and deliver practical improvements in a complex, global environment.\nWhat you’ll do\nImplement the pharmaceutical development quality and compliance roadmap, ensuring priorities are translated into clear and sustainable actions.\nLead cross-functional quality projects and improvement initiatives in partnership with Quality Assurance, department leaders and subject-matter experts.\nSupport the lifecycle management and implementation of QMS processes, SOPs and related change controls across CMC Development.\nDefine, monitor and maintain meaningful performance indicators for quality management and compliance.\nAlign data integrity processes and systems while supporting consistent corporate standards and operating procedures.\nPrepare for quality and business-process audits, contribute during inspections and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions.\nSimplify compliance processes and systems in collaboration with Process Excellence colleagues and other cross-functional partners.\nInterested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills\nA master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, quality or a related field.\nMore than 8 years of pharmaceutical development experience, preferably in quality assurance, compliance or another regulated environment.\nStrong knowledge of pharmaceutical quality systems, medical-device quality standards and relevant regulated development requirements.\nExperience preparing for and supporting quality-management and business-process audits.\nProven ability to guide, collaborate with and positively influence colleagues in a complex, cross-functional organisation.\nProven leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to guide, engage and collaborate effectively across a complex, cross-functional matrix organization.\nStrong communication, planning, organisational, change-management and project-management skills, with a focus on quality and patient safety.\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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