Drug Substance Project Lead

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Drug Substance Project Lead who is innovative, strategic, and collaborative to join our Drug Substance Process Sciences team at UCB, based in our campus located in Braine, Belgium or Slough, UK.

About the Role

As a Drug Substance Project Lead, you will be responsible for leading development projects, depending on their complexity and phase, from preclinical to commercial launch and life cycle management. You will define and implement integrated strategies in collaboration with subject matter experts and ensure alignment with overall CMC strategies.

Who You Will Work With

You will work closely with a sub-team of empowered functional subject matter experts and scientists, as well as other project leaders and stakeholders across functions and organizations within UCB.

What You Will Do

• Lead one or more development projects from preclinical to commercial launch and life cycle management.
• Act as the functional representative in the Technical Solutions Team (TST) and liaise with key stakeholders.
• Define and implement integrated functional development strategies in line with overall strategy.
• Lead a sub-team of technical functional subject matter experts and facilitate detailed discussions.
• Manage risks, ensuring all major risks are identified, reported, and mitigated.
• Provide scientific leadership, project management, and ensure compliance with governance processes.

Interested? For this role, we are looking for the following qualifications, experience, and skills:

• Master’s degree or PhD in a related field.
• Strong knowledge in Drug Substance (DS), Drug Product (DP), or Analytical development.
• Experience in regulatory and quality requirements for different clinical phases.
• Ability to drive decision-making in a multidisciplinary matrix organization.
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Team player with emotional intelligence and the ability to navigate the organization.

Are 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!

About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At 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 equitable 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.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.