Senior Grants Lead

UCB; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Senior Grants Lead to join our Medical Grants and External Funding team at our UCB office. You will serve as the global subject matter expert for medical grants and external funding, leading grant review and approval processes while ensuring funding decisions align with medical strategy, scientific merit, patient benefit and compliance.

Collaborating with medical, compliance, legal and finance teams, you will drive governance, process improvements and training, and you will

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, healthcare, public health, business, or related field.
• Advanced degree in science, public health, business, pharmacy, or equivalent preferred.
• At least eight years’ experience in grants, external funding, medical affairs, or related work.
• Experience in global, matrixed organizations with cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations, funding governance, audits, and compliance expectations.
• Curious, collaborative approach with strong communication and process improvement skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the review process of medical grant requests, ensuring decisions are based upon scientific / medical merit and safeguarding patient’s welfare
• Identify and drive process and system related improvements leading to efficiencies and process excellence
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external healthcare organizations.
• Provide training that builds funding knowledge and confidence.
• Lead, coach, and mentor funding professionals to support high-performance, care, and shared accountability.

Skills

Grant review

Process improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Training

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences/healthcare/public health/business

Advanced degree in science/public health/business/pharmacy

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Medical Grants Lead who is Curious, Collaborative, and Purpose -Driven to join our Medical Grants and External Funding team, based at our UCB office.

About The Role

As the Senior Grants Lead, you will serve as UCB’s global subject matter expert for medical grants and external funding, leading grant review and approval processes while driving operational excellence, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure funding decisions align with medical strategy, scientific merit, patient benefit, and compliance requirements .

Who You Will Work With

You will join a global Medical Grants and External Funding team that values trust, curiosity, and shared purpose , working closely with medical, compliance, legal, finance to support clear, balanced, and responsible funding decisions .

What You Will Do

• Facilitate the review process of medical grant requests, ensuring decisions are based upon scientific / medical merit and safeguarding patient’s welfare
• Identify and drive process and system related improvements leading to efficiencies and process excellence
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external healthcare organizations.
• Provide training that builds funding knowledge and confidence.
• Lead, coach, and mentor funding professionals to support high-performance, care, and shared accountability.

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

• Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, healthcare, public health, business, or related field.
• Advanced degree in science, public health, business, pharmacy, or equivalent preferred.
• At least eight years’ experience in grants, external funding, medical affairs, or related work.
• Experience in global, matrixed organizations with cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations, funding governance, audits, and compliance expectations.
• Curious, collaborative approach with strong communication and process improvement skills.

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 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.

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.