Head of Global Process Excellence

Make your mark for patients

We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Global Process Owner to join our Corporate Development Finance & Digital Tech team in Brussels Belgium.

About the role
You will lead the design governance and continuous improvement of global endtoend business processes. Your work will enhance consistency compliance and operational excellence across regions and functions. You will also support our transformation agenda by simplifying processes enabling technologydriven improvements and ensuring alignment with our strategic objectives.

Who youll work with
You will partner with experts across operations digital solutions data quality supply finance and regional leadership. The role requires strong collaboration with both global and local stakeholders to understand operational challenges build alignment and drive successful implementation of process improvements.

Key responsibilities

• Define global process standards controls documentation and performance indicators.
• Drive process simplification and harmonization across regions and functions.
• Identify and support automation opportunities using modern technologies.
• Conduct structured analysis to ensure practical scalable solutions.
• Communicate process changes clearly to leadership and stakeholders.
• Guide decisionmaking and support adoption of improved processes.
• Lead and coordinate the global process owner team.

Profile

• Significant experience in global endtoend process management in a multinational ideally regulated environment. Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is a plus.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all organizational levels.
• Proven change resilience and diplomatic leadership capabilities.
• Knowledge of process engineering and interest in technologyenabled automation.
• Ability to collaborate across functions and balance operational realities with process improvement goals.
• Experience defining performance metrics to measure process effectiveness and outcomes.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to simplify complexity.

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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