Head of PV Innovation (UK)

UCB S.A.; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Head of Pharmacovigilance Innovation to lead transformative initiatives within their Global Pharmacovigilance team. This pivotal role will drive the innovative evolution of the pharmacovigilance system, focusing on enhancing efficiency, quality, and compliance in a highly regulated environment. The successful candidate will be an agent for change, developing an innovation roadmap that leverages emerging technologies and optimizes workflows. Join a collaborative culture that values diversity and inclusion, and where your contributions will directly impact patient safety and benefit-risk balance. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of pharmacovigilance in a dynamic organization.

Qualifications

• Expertise in pharma, biotech, or medical device industries required.
• Strong change management and project management skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement innovation strategy for pharmacovigilance.
• Evaluate and create tools for competency development in safety processes.

Skills

Change Management

Project Management

Financial Acumen

Innovation Strategy Development

Pharmaceutical Industry Knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Higher Level Degree

Tools

Emerging Technologies Evaluation

Process Improvement Tools

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Head of Pharmacovigilance Innovation to join us in our Global Pharmacovigilance team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Slough (UK) or Raleigh (US) offices.

About the role

Reporting to the Head Vigilance, Systems & Innovation, as a member of their leadership team (LT), the Head Pharmacovigilance Innovation will drive the innovative transformation of the PV System. In a dynamic, complex, and highly regulated environment, this role will lead the shift towards more efficient, high-quality, and compliant processes, technologies, and business models—ultimately enhancing product safety and supporting our purpose to ensure a positive benefit-risk balance for our patients.

This role will be an agent for change, developing, owning, and continuously evolving the innovation roadmap for PV, ensuring alignment with business priorities and driving UCB to the forefront of the industry. This roadmap will define a clear path for leveraging emerging technologies, optimizing workflows, and improving data-driven decision-making, with a strong focus on measurable outcomes such as increased efficiency, enhanced regulatory compliance, and improved patient safety. The role should also consider the wealth of data within the PV environment, shifting our mindset to a more exploratory, insights-driven approach that can fuel evidence generation.

Who you’ll work with

You will report into the Head of Vigilance, Systems & Innovation.

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement the innovation strategy for pharmacovigilance.
• Innovate to mitigate gaps in process, technologies, and competencies, and to achieve step change improvements in efficiency, quality, and compliance.
• Own and drive and regularly update the innovation roadmap for pharmacovigilance.
• Use knowledge of the pharmaceutical and/or medical technology industry to critically evaluate the potential of novel technologies and processes.
• Build a transversal network across UCB and with external partners to enable collaborative, outcome-focused innovations for the benefit of our key stakeholders.
• Evaluate and create tools to build and develop relevant competencies for new trends within the industry in relation to safety case processing, signal management and supporting technologies.
• Provide expertise in process improvement.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree required, higher level degree preferred.
• Expert knowledge with significant experience in the pharma, biotechnology or medical device industries.
• Strong change management skills, capable of challenging the status quo and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Experience in the identification and selection of implementing emerging technologies to enhance processes and remove bottlenecks.
• Strong portfolio and project management skills to drive prioritization of initiatives.
• Financial acumen to develop business cases and value assessments for innovation investments.

If you are interested to learn more about R&D within UCB, please find more information here.

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 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 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.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.