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You will immerse yourself in business domains, working closely with stakeholders to understand problems firsthand and translate them into practical technology solutions. You will translate ambiguous business problems into technically actionable concepts, challenge assumptions and pinpoint where technology can make the biggest difference. Acting as the technical lead on complex, novel initiatives, you will design, build and iteratively refine prototypes, prompts, integrations, workflows and application logic, making pragmatic decisions even when information is incomplete. The learnings from your work will feed directly into our broader engineering practices and platform roadmap, helping successful solutions scale into reusable enterprise capabilities.\nWho you'll work with\nYou will be working in a team that shapes how technology strategy translates into real, working solutions across the organization. You will often operate as an embedded engineer within business initiatives, working directly with end-users and domain experts to rapidly validate ideas and deliver working solutions. You will partner closely with domain teams to ensure new solutions contribute to a coherent, sustainable technology portfolio, and work hand in hand with solution leads to shape the right approach for each initiative. You will collaborate with our responsible technology office to ensure compliance and governance standards are met, and engage with platform teams to help influence future capabilities. You will also connect with enterprise architecture colleagues to make sure your solutions fit within the wider technology landscape and follow sound architectural principles.\nWhat you'll do\nConduct rapid discovery of technology opportunities together with business and transformation teams\nTranslate ambiguous business problems into technically actionable solution concepts\nEmbed directly with business and transformation teams to rapidly iterate on solutions, validate assumptions, and solve real-world problems through engineering\nAct as technical lead and hands-on engineer for complex, novel or first-of-a-kind technology initiatives\nDesign and build prototypes, proofs of concept and production-ready solution components, including code, prompts, integrations, workflows and application logic\nIdentify reusable patterns and components emerging from field engagements and feed learnings back into engineering\nPartner with domain, platform and architecture teams to keep solutions aligned and scalable\nContribute to enterprise standards, best practices and engineering methodologies\nInterested? For this role we're looking for the following education, experience and skills\nBachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or a related technical field\n5+ years of experience in software engineering or data analytics\nExperience building and deploying advanced technology solutions in complex enterprise environments\nTrack record of solving technically challenging problems involving integrations, architecture or data\nExperience moving solutions from proof of concept to production-grade implementation\nComfortable operating in ambiguous environments where requirements and technologies evolve quickly\nStrong problem-solving skills, breaking down complex challenges into practical, working solutions\nStrong software engineering skills and demonstrated ability to independently build working solutions, including applications, integrations, automation and AI-powered workflows\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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