Sales Operations Trainee Graduate Placement - UCB UCB

Graduated with a Bachelors degree in any subject.

Salary - £28,000 per annum

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 28 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays
• Pension - Employee 3%, Employer 5%
• Employee assistance programme
• Onsite parking
• Onsite canteen
• Paid sick leave
• Days off for volunteering
• Employee recognition/ awards

Location - 208 Bath Rd, Slough SL1 3WE until approximately August 2026
And
Sunninghill Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6PP where UCB will move to new site

Working Hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00am – 17:30pm, Including one hour unpaid lunch break.

Duration - 1 year

Start Date - ASAP

Interview Date - TBC

Closing Date for Applications - 10^th April 2025

To Apply
Please click the apply now button to submit your CV and Cover Letter. If you have any difficulty in applying, please contact us at recruitment@cognetskills.com

Next Steps
Successful candidates will be progressed to a one way video interview, invites will be sent via email once the vacancy has closed.
The video interview will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager along with your application form to decide who is brought through to the final interview.

Job Description

UCB is launching new products and facing patent expirations, which will impact future revenue and profitability. To support our strategic goals of providing superior solutions for patients, we as a team focus on Sales Operations. This area includes creating incentive compensation schemes, managing territory structures, and planning omnichannel calls for our customer-facing teams in Europe and beyond. This trainee role will assist in designing, strategizing, and implementing these areas, as well as analysing their effectiveness and impact. A strong communication plan and digital tools are essential for smooth processes and accurate documentation.

UCB uses a CRM system from Veeva, which is used by various profiles (Sales, Medical, Market Access, and Marketing). Understanding CRM processes and functionalities is crucial for meeting business needs and creating solutions in cross-functional teams.

In this role, you will work with various management levels to support launch and change management programs, all aimed at optimising our portfolio performance. You will need to integrate Territory Management (TM), OmniChannel Cycle Plan (OCCP), Incentive Compensation (IC), and CRM Operations with various business processes and tools. The role requires successful interactions and cooperation with a wide range of commercial, medical, and market access stakeholders within our business units and Talent organisation across multiple geography globally. You must consistently demonstrate understanding and adherence to company policies, procedures, and compliance guidelines.

Major accountabilities include assisting in the design and implementation of OCCP solutions for each business unit, as well as being involved in supporting the design and implementation of territory structures.

Job Responsibilities

• You will need to integrate Territory Management (TM), OmniChannel Cycle Plan (OCCP), Incentive Compensation (IC), and CRM Operations with various business processes and tools.
• The role requires successful interactions and cooperation with a wide range of commercial, medical, and market access stakeholders within our business units and Talent organisation across multiple geography globally.
• You must consistently demonstrate understanding and adherence to company policies, procedures, and compliance guidelines.

Major accountabilities include assisting in the design and implementation of OCCP solutions for each business unit, as well as being involved in supporting the design and implementation of territory structures.

Candidate Requirements

Personal Qualities

• Robust working experience in commercial organisations, pharma experience is a nice to have.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated project management / documentation skills.
• Experience with Salesforce/Veeva CRM
• End to End process understanding and adaptation for regional use.
• Training experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to network with various management levels.
• Effective communication and presentation skills, including advanced English language capabilities
• Willingness to travel

About UCB

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, with a focus on neurology and immunology.

UCB’s ambition is to transform the lives of people living with severe diseases. We focus on neurology and immunology disorders – putting patients at the centre of our world. We are Inspired by Patients. Driven by Science and are now more than 9000 people in all four corners of the globe.

Our medicines treat millions of people around the world, and we are engaging with patients, their families and healthcare professionals to address their unmet needs. We want to enhance our understanding of disease and the real-life experiences of patients so that our teams can deliver the right drug and the right care to the right patient.

UCB is continuously working to advance science and embrace new knowledge. We are leveraging scientific advances and skills in areas such as genetics, biomarkers and human biology. Patients inspire us to bring them value through cutting-edge science, innovative treatments, and practical solutions – so that they and their carers can get on with their lives.