Contracts Coordination Working-Student

Make your mark for patients

Our Strategic Clinical Partnering team is looking for a working student to join our team in the Monheim office, Germany.

About the role

This position is an opportunity for a diligent self-starter to learn from and support the UCB Strategic Clinical Partnering team, as well as gain insight into the research and development processes of a globally operating pharmaceutical company for a duration of 12 months (please include the preferred time period in your application).

Who you’ll work with

The working student will be part of the Strategic Clinical Partnering team, responsible for the strategic outsourcing and contracting of clinical development activities, as well as for partnering with Clinical Research Organizations (CRO) and preferred providers specialized in clinical development services.

What you’ll do

During the internship, your main tasks will consist of archiving clinical trial contracts and checking the trial master file (TMF) for completeness. You will have the opportunity to work on your tasks independently and be accountable for tasks such as:

• Entering contracts metadata in a contracts database
• Consolidating created contract QR codes with hard copy contracts and shipping to archive
• Quality-checking and reviewing study-specific PDF contracts on file
• Coordinating the review of contract lists by internal/external stakeholders responsible for the contracting to confirm completeness; following up until completion and ensuring the checks are adequately documented.

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

We are looking for a motivated student who shows a high degree of proactivity and the ability to work in a team. Basic knowledge in the use of Office programs, as well as high accuracy in processing information in communications and data trackers, is a prerequisite. A good command of written and spoken English is also required.

The educational level for this role requires a Bachelor's Degree or at least a High School Diploma.

Following experience would be an advantage:

• Experience in a secretarial, administrative, bookkeeping, or similar business role.
• Experience in managing and tracking complex documentation in a regulated environment.
• Experience dealing with legal or paralegal documentation.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

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 for 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.