Evidence Generation Lead - UK & Ireland

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Evidence Generation Lead to join us in our UK & Ireland Immunology Medical Affairs team, based in our Slough, UK offices.

About the role

The Evidence Generation Lead (UK & Ireland) will be responsible for planning, implementing, and executing an evidence generation and publication strategy at the area level for the Immunology portfolio. This strategic plan is expected to be aligned with the organization’s aspiration for value creation and substantiation. This lead will be responsible for leading cross-functional workstreams to ensure the development of an evidence generation and publication plan that is aligned across Medical Affairs, Commercial, and Market Access.

Who you’ll work with

You will report into the UK & Ireland Immunology Medical Affairs Head.

What you’ll do

1. Provide leadership by demonstrating strong acumen in evidence generation & publication approaches and consistently displaying an ability to translate key business questions into executable research questions and/or objectives.
2. Drive alignment with cross-functional partners to implement an evidence generation & publication strategy aligned with corporate objectives.
3. Leverage subject matter expertise and ability to translate evidence into value statements to ensure the pull-through of evidence into the field.
4. Direct execution of collaborative evidence generation projects in support of health economics, patient-reported outcomes, epidemiology, patient access, and health policy. Partner with the Integrated & Strategic Evidence Generation teams, EU Evidence Generation Strategy and Operational Leads, EU publication leads to determine evidence generation & publication strategies including inclusion, analysis, and validation of quality of life or patient-reported outcomes in development plan as well as local insights that would support evolution of Global/ regional Integrated & Strategic Evidence Generation plans.
5. Lead from a Medical Affairs perspective on non-interventional studies at an area level and partner with EU Evidence Generation Strategy & Operation leads, clinical development teams and clinical research organization in the set up and execution of these clinical studies.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

1. MSc, PhD, PharmD, MD.
2. A few years of experience in health services research, public health, epidemiology, or health economics and significant healthcare experience.
3. Payer experience.
4. Pharmaceutical, Biotech, or medical device industry experience strongly preferred.
5. Experience with negotiations with pricing authorities, institutional customers (employers, hospitals, managed care organizations, government) and fund holding authorities preferable.

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.