Overview
Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Competitive Intelligence Lead to join our Integrated Insights, Competitive Intelligence team based out of one of our hub locations: Brussels, BE - Slough, UK - Atlanta, GA USA
About the role
The Competitive Intelligence Lead will cover the full range of competitive intelligence methodologies, skills and processes, combining CI expertise with a scientific outlook. This role manages global competitive intelligence initiatives across the portfolio, from early assets to marketed products in our developed brands portfolio, with a main focus on our Neurology portfolio.
Who you’ll work with
The Competitive Intelligence Lead is a point of enquiry and innovation, and acts as a thought partner for the competitive environments of the future for our asset teams. This role works closely with other team members and internal stakeholders, contributing to the continual growth and improvement of our holistic future competitive understanding.
What you’ll do
* Effectively manages resources to provide management and other business stakeholders with actionable information and insight regarding competitive intelligence across the portfolio, including ongoing deliverables and deep-dive methodologies such as war-gaming, scenario planning, conference intelligence gathering, and others.
* Ensure consistency with internal Competitive Intelligence colleagues related to use of methodology, systems and tools.
* Collaborate with Insight Integrators, New Product Planning Leads, Future’s Lead and Head Competitive Intelligence to ensure needs, methodologies, outputs and actions/recommendations are consistent, informative, and future focused across the areas where working.
* Utilize well-known and innovative solutions to address complex problems, provide actionable recommendations, and facilitate delivery and execution of workshops and competitive intelligence programs.
* Use scientific and commercial experience to deliver deep and meaningful, actionable insights, including in areas with some ambiguity.
* Monitor the external environment to gain a deeper understanding in competitive intelligence and research techniques and bring those insights forward within the organization.
* Provide holistic insight-driven consultation to all levels of internal stakeholders for the assets in scope for competitive intelligence.
* Execute primary and secondary competitive insights research to clarify issues and reduce risk in decision making for marketed, new, and molecules in development.
* Develop insights with asset teams and Insight Integrators that incorporate primary and secondary competitive intelligence, trend watching, and environmental understanding.
* Oversee the delivery of objective, independent, and value-driven insights gained from both primary and secondary competitive research to enable fact-based decision making.
* Seek out, assess, and recommend innovative insights methodologies, information sources, and vendors.
* Assess need and utility of semi-automated or automated algorithms to benefit the organization.
* Accountability for the knowledge management of CI reporting.
Education, experience and skills
Required:
* Bachelors Degree
* 2+ years of Competitive Intelligence or related experience in pharmaceuticals or consumer products
* Some overnight travel, including internationally, required
Preferred:
* Masters Degree or PhD highly preferred
* Understanding of competitive intelligence techniques and methodologies, combined with a scientific background applicable to asset teams at early, pre-launch and launched stages
* Technical Excellence - Maintains extensive knowledge of therapy areas, competitive environment, patient journeys, patient experience and unmet needs, clinical practice, patient access & reimbursement; ability to leverage technology and digital to support brands and strategies; familiarity with competitive intelligence methodologies including congress intelligence, landscaping, dynamic SWOT, PESTEL, Five Forces and Four Corner analysis, primary intelligence projects, secondary data analysis, war gaming, etc.
* Maintains knowledge of current vendors, potential partners, and methods to complete competitive intelligence projects and advise stakeholders.
This position’s base salary range is approximately $148,000 - $195,000. The actual salary offered will consider related knowledge, skills, experience and location and may fall outside the range.
Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!
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, with a human focus on patients, employees, and the planet. You will have room to grow and shape your own career path.
UCB has embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, with roles typically hybrid and 40% of time spent in the office, unless stated otherwise in the job description.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to protected characteristics. You may voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Self-identification information is voluntary and will be kept confidential and used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.
Should you require adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact us at US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for US-based roles. If your inquiry does not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through this channel.
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