Medical Development Program

Make your mark for patients

As part of our Medical Development Program we are looking for a Physician who is driven by scientific curiosity values collaboration and is committed to improving patient outcomes to join our Patient Evidence team at our headquarters in Brussels Belgium.

About the role

You will join a 24-month development program designed for qualified physicians who are new to the pharmaceutical industry and want to apply clinical insight to evidence generation and drug development. Through three 8-month rotations you will gain broad experience across medical and development teams including Translational Medicine and Global Clinical Development build your understanding of how new treatments are developed and contribute to work that supports people living with neurological and autoimmune conditions.

Who youll work with

You will be working in a team that brings together medical development and evidence-generation expertise to support patient-focused drug development. You will learn through hands-on experience guidance from a mentor support from a line manager and practical help from a buddy during each rotation.

What youll do

• Complete three 8-month rotations across medical and development teams to build broad industry experience.
• Contribute clinical insight to evidence generation and patient-focused drug development activities.
• Learn how physicians support treatment development within a global biopharmaceutical environment.
• Build technical interpersonal and behavioural skills through experience feedback teamwork and formal learning.
• Explore how modern computational tools and data science can support drug development.
• Work with mentors managers and buddies to support your development and integration into each team.

Interested

For this role were looking for the following education experience and skills:

• Medical degree with 2 to 5 years of post-qualification clinical experience.
• Research training or a strong interest in clinical research would be beneficial.
• Experience in internal medicine neurology immunology rare disease or respiratory medicine is preferred.
• Strong interest in translating clinical insight into evidence generation and drug development.
• Comfort using modern computational tools with interest in data science applications in drug development.
• Proficiency in English; another European language (or Mandarin) would be beneficial.

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 dont just complete tasks we create value. We arent 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 thats 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 weve 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.

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