Senior Drug Product Industrial Lead

UCB; Eigenbrakel; Hybrid; EUR 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

UCB seeks a Drug Product Industrial Lead in Belgium to shape the industrialization of late-stage development and commercial products. You will develop strategies, manage a portfolio of manufacturing projects, and act as the Drug Product SME across teams to enable launch readiness.

You will partner with Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Supply Chain to drive lifecycle management, cost of goods assessments, and investments.

Qualifications

• Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry within development, industrialization and/or manufacturing.
• Experience in pharma or biological Drug Product manufacturing, development, and industrialization, with familiarity across Drug Product processes and direct commercial-manufacturing experience, with familiarity with state-of-the-art drug product manufacturing processes.
• Strong project or program management experience and leading multidisciplinary project teams, transversal activities.
• Expertise in the registration, and approval processes in the EU, US, China, and Japan; skilled in cGMP quality and regulatory requirements and in writing or reviewing technical, cGMP, and regulatory documentation.
• Knowledge of financial and budgeting processes, with focus on Cost of Goods and investment decisions;
• Ability to manage complex projects, balancing multiple priorities, , influencing stakeholders and driving results.

Responsibilities

• Develop Manufacturing Industrial Strategic Supply Plans for Drug Products throughout their lifecycle, aligned with the broader supply-network strategy.
• Build and oversee the strategic industrial project portfolio covering launches, lifecycle management, technology transfers, validations, process optimization, and network changes.
• Establish long-term capacity, capability, and investment plans across manufacturing technologies and assets.
• Act as the Drug Product industrial SME, aligning product-development strategies with manufacturing technologies, capabilities, capacities, and sustainability objectives.
• Ensure launch readiness and effective lifecycle management for late-stage development and commercial products.
• Develop industrial scenarios and business cases, including Cost of Goods assumptions, investment needs, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Evaluate the technical, regulatory, financial, and environmental feasibility of line extensions, manufacturing changes, multisourcing, and other lifecycle options.
• Provide manufacturing leadership for validation strategies and CMC regulatory activities.
• Centralize commercial manufacturing knowledge and represent Drug Product industrial interests in TSTs and relevant governance bodies.
• Lead cross-functional teams and drive clear recommendations, decisions, and escalation on strategic Drug Product topics.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Engineering

Biotechnology

Life Sciences

Job description

UCB seeks a Drug Product Industrial Lead in Belgium to shape the industrialization of late-stage development and commercial products. You will develop strategies, manage a portfolio of manufacturing projects, and act as the Drug Product SME across teams to enable launch readiness.

You will partner with Development, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory Affairs and Supply Chain to drive lifecycle management, cost of goods assessments, and investments.