Senior Grants Lead (US)

UCB; Smyrna (GA); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 194,300; Full time

Job summary

UCB is seeking a Senior Medical Grants Lead to join our Medical Grants and External Funding team, based in Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA. This role leads grant review processes to ensure scientific merit, patient benefit, and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with medical, compliance, legal, and finance partners, drive governance and process improvements, and mentor funding professionals to support high performance and accountability. Hybrid work with office time.

Qualifications

• Degree in life sciences or related field is required.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• 8+ years of grants or external funding experience.
• Experience in global matrixed organizations.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulations and audits.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the review process of medical grant requests, ensuring decisions are based upon scientific/medical merit and safeguarding patient 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

Regulatory compliance

Grant governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, pharmacy, healthcare or related field

Advanced degree in science, public health, business, pharmacy, or equivalent

Job description

Senior Medical Grants Lead

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 either out of our offices in Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA. This is not a remote role.

As the Senior Medical 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.

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.
• 8+ years of 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.

Salary Range

• This position’s reasonably anticipated base salary range is $148,000 to $194,300 per year. The actual salary offered will consider internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate’s region, job-related knowledge, skills and experience, among other factors.

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.