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This role may be based in Atlanta, United States; at our headquarters in Anderlecht, Belgium; or in Slough, United Kingdom.\nAbout the role\nYou will establish and lead the capabilities, practices, and services that move data products and artificial intelligence-enabled solutions from design into consistent, scalable, and sustainable business use. You will connect product operations, capability building, adoption, and value delivery across multiple portfolios. By creating clear operating practices, transparent lifecycle management, and practical support, you will help teams use data and artificial intelligence responsibly while improving product performance, adoption, and business outcomes.\nWho you’ll work with\nYou will be working in a team that operates within Data Products Operations and supports global Patient Evidence portfolios. You will lead product operations and artificial intelligence and data literacy capabilities, while partnering with portfolio and product leads, business analysts, data specialists, technology teams, and colleagues in architecture, governance, privacy, compliance, learning, change, finance, and planning.\nWhat you’ll do\nDefine and maintain the data product operating model, lifecycle practices, roles, decision points, and minimum expectations.\nLead product operations, including planning, intake, prioritisation support, product health visibility, and lifecycle coordination.\nLead artificial intelligence and data literacy capabilities across multiple business portfolios.\nProvide shared methods, templates, playbooks, measures, and learning resources that improve consistency and reduce duplication.\nEnsure data products have clear ownership, users, service expectations, adoption plans, support routes, and value measures.\nCreate visibility of product status, dependencies, risks, usage, adoption, and business outcomes.\nEmbed user feedback, testing, incidents, adoption insights, and value measurement into continuous product improvement.\nBuild and develop a team with clear accountabilities, shared standards, and strong cross-portfolio collaboration.\nInterested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills\nA bachelor’s degree in business, data, analytics, artificial intelligence, information management, technology, life sciences, organisational development, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.\nExtensive experience in data product operations, product management, analytics, digital transformation, or business enablement.\nDemonstrated experience leading teams and building new operating capabilities within a complex, collaborative organisation.\nExperience establishing product lifecycle practices, governance routines, service expectations, performance measures, and continuous improvement.\nStrong understanding of data products, data governance, semantics, analytics, and responsible artificial intelligence practices.\nExperience partnering with business leaders, product leads, business analysts, data teams, and technology teams.\nStrong coaching, facilitation, and influencing skills, balancing strategic direction with disciplined delivery and service orientation.\nExperience in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or life sciences 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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