Legal Lead Patient Supply

UCB Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

UCB Inc. in Atlanta is seeking a Legal Lead for Patient Supply to serve as a trusted advisor supporting manufacturing, supply chain, and CAPEX projects across the U.S.

You will partner with project teams and business leaders to provide practical legal guidance, manage complex contracts, mitigate risk, and enable investments that support patients worldwide. The role reports to Ethics & Legal Affairs in a highly collaborative environment, working with procurement, engineering, manufacturing,

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
• 6+ years of law firm and/or in-house legal experience.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and commercial counseling skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for internal and external manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Partner on major capital investment and facility projects, including construction and equipment procurement.
• Advise on supplier disputes, claims, and contract performance issues.
• Identify and mitigate legal, compliance, and operational risks.
• Develop contracting processes, templates, and negotiation playbooks.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Commercial counseling

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Juris Doctor degree from a U.S. law school

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a strategic, business-oriented, and collaborative Legal Lead to join our Ethics & Legal Affairs team, this hybrid position is based in our Atlanta, Georgia office.

About the role

As Legal Lead, Patient Supply, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor supporting UCB's internal and external manufacturing, supply chain, operational initiatives, CAPEX projects including our growing biologics manufacturing footprint in the United States. You will partner closely with project teams and business leaders to provide practical legal guidance, manage complex contractual matters, mitigate risk, and help enable the successful delivery of critical investments that ultimately support patients worldwide.

Who you'll work with

You will be part of the Legal Team supporting Patient Solutions, Patient Supply, and Global Quality. Working in a highly collaborative environment, you'll partner with leaders across procurement, engineering, internal and external manufacturing, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, and project management. You'll also work closely with colleagues across Ethics & Legal Affairs, including Intellectual Property and Ethics & Business Integrity teams.

What you'll do

• Provide legal support for internal and external manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Partner on major capital investment and facility projects, including construction and equipment procurement.
• Advise on supplier disputes, claims, and contract performance issues.
• Identify and mitigate legal, compliance, and operational risks.
• Develop contracting processes, templates, and negotiation playbooks.

Interested? For this role we're looking for the following

Minimum requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
• 6+ years of law firm and/or in-house legal experience.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and commercial counseling skills.
• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.

Preferred requirements

• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, manufacturing, or construction industry experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale capital investment projects.
• Background advising on engineering, procurement, supply chain, and internal and external manufacturing operations.
• Ability to deliver practical, business-focused legal solutions.
• Experience working across global cross-functional teams.
• Strong interest in innovation, technology, and continuous improvement.

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $181,000 - $238,000. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

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 explicitly 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 federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

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