CMC Dev QMS Compliance Lead

UCB; Belgique; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking a collaborative CMC Dev QMS Compliance Lead to join our Development Excellence and Operations team in Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium. You will drive the quality and compliance roadmap across pharmaceutical development and oversee lifecycle quality management.

You will support audits, promote data integrity and partner with QA, process excellence and cross-functional leaders to ensure robust systems and patient safety in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, quality or a related field.
• Several years of experience in pharmaceutical development quality or compliance.
• Proven ability to guide and influence across a complex, cross‑functional organisation.

Responsibilities

• Implement the pharmaceutical development quality and compliance roadmap, translating priorities into actionable steps.
• Lead cross-functional quality projects and improvement initiatives with QA, department leaders and SMEs.
• Support lifecycle management and implementation of QMS processes, SOPs and change controls across CMC Development.
• Define, monitor and maintain meaningful KPIs for quality management and compliance.
• Align data integrity processes with corporate standards and SOPs; prepare for audits and inspections; drive follow-up actions.
• Simplify compliance processes and systems in collaboration with Process Excellence and cross-functional partners.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Project management

Change management

Education

Master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences or quality

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a collaborative, solutions-focused and adaptable CMC Dev QMS Compliance Lead to join our CMC Development Excellence and Operations team, based in our Braine-L’Alleud office, in Belgium .

About the role

You will lead the implementation and continuous improvement of our quality and compliance roadmap across pharmaceutical development. You will oversee quality management processes throughout their lifecycle, support audit readiness and help simplify systems and ways of working. Through close collaboration with quality teams, department leaders and subject-matter experts, you will promote consistent standards, reliable data and a strong culture of quality and patient safety.

Who you’ll work with

You will be working in a team that brings together colleagues from Pharmaceutical Development Excellence and Operations, Quality Assurance and Process Excellence. You will also collaborate with department leaders and cross-functional partners across the organisation. Together, you will strengthen quality practices, support regulatory compliance and deliver practical improvements in a complex, global environment.

What you’ll do

• Implement the pharmaceutical development quality and compliance roadmap, ensuring priorities are translated into clear and sustainable actions.
• Lead cross-functional quality projects and improvement initiatives in partnership with Quality Assurance, department leaders and subject-matter experts.

• Support the lifecycle management and implementation of QMS processes, SOPs and related change controls across CMC Development.

• Define, monitor and maintain meaningful performance indicators for quality management and compliance.
• Align data integrity processes and systems while supporting consistent corporate standards and operating procedures.
• Prepare for quality and business-process audits, contribute during inspections and coordinate appropriate follow-up actions.
• Simplify compliance processes and systems in collaboration with Process Excellence colleagues and other cross-functional partners.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• A master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences, quality or a related field.
• More than 8 years of pharmaceutical development experience, preferably in quality assurance, compliance or another regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical quality systems, medical-device quality standards and relevant regulated development requirements.
• Experience preparing for and supporting quality-management and business-process audits.
• Proven ability to guide, collaborate with and positively influence colleagues in a complex, cross-functional organisation.

• Proven leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to guide, engage and collaborate effectively across a complex, cross-functional matrix organization.

• Strong communication, planning, organisational, change-management and project-management skills, with a focus on quality and patient safety.

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.
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