Global Quality Auditing Business Ops Lead Due Diligence
UCB Braine-l’Alleud, Walloon Region, Belgium
Make your mark for patients
About the Role
This position is a key member of the Business Operations unit within Global Quality Auditing. The role serves as the central QA point of contact for due diligence activities, ensuring effective coordination and execution of quality processes that support UCB Business Development initiatives. These include divestments, partnerships, acquisitions, and in-/out-licensing of development or commercial compounds. In addition, the role is responsible for managing and escalating QA-related issues to governance bodies as required, ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational standards.
What You Will Do
Ensure coordination and execution for the Quality Organization, based on required expertise
Build and maintain the quality due diligence process in relation to and in support of the established Business Development processes.
Act as the Quality Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to centralize all quality information and ensure a proper communication channel with the other stakeholders
Identify and request the Quality expertise required to support the DD assessment
Coordinate and collate contributions from the GxPs functional areas in Quality required to become involved (i.e. GLP, GCP, GVP, GMP, GDP & medical device)
Interact with the other Due Diligence Workstreams as required to ensure consistency and avoid any gap or duplication for the areas at the interface between the Quality Due Diligence and the other disciplines Due Diligence.
Ensure confidentiality of all the Due Diligence worked on, sharing information only when authorized on a "need-to-know" basis.
Attend Due Diligence meetings led by BD Project lead.
Escalate QA topics (findings, risks, resources needed…) to appropriate governance.
Identify improvement needs and implement consistent quality processes and systems across auditing quality units to promote standardization and simplification.
According to the prioritization in alignment with objectives, lead, drive or participate to projects within or outside Global Quality Assurance.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s, master’s degree or an education in a relevant scientific discipline
A minimum of 10 years of comprehensive experience in quality assurance within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry.
Fluent English communication (oral and written); any additional languages are a plus.
Extensive expertise in the global pharmaceutical industry, with the ability to interpret and apply GxP regulations in complex scenarios across all stages of medicine development and commercialization. Demonstrates strong knowledge of current and emerging industry trends, coupled with a deep understanding of major competitors and peer organizations.
Ability to manage multiple complex projects at one time, including planning, executing, and monitoring project progress.
Effective written and verbal communication skills for facilitating dialogue across all levels of the organization.
Capability to standardize execution paths across the organization, promoting consistency and efficiency.
Demonstrated capacity for innovation and adaptability in dynamic business environments.
Able to remain calm and effective under pressure, handling unexpected challenges and tight deadlines without losing focus or quality in work.
About Us
UCB 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.
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 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. At 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.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
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 that if your enquiry does not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.
Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Quality Assurance
Industries: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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