Head of Medical East Central Europe

Make your mark for patients

We are seeking an inspiring and visionary Medical Head for East Central Europe (ECE) Cluster (covering Czech Republic Poland Slovakia Hungary) to lead our medical affairs team driving excellence and collaboration across the region.

The role is based in Warsaw Poland or Prague Czech Republic.

About the Role

As the Medical Head ECE cluster you will set the strategic direction for Medical Affairs ensuring alignment with global objectives and local execution. You will lead a high-performing medical team foster cross-functional collaboration and champion medical compliance and scientific integrity.

Reporting to the General Manager ECE youll play a pivotal role in shaping medical strategy driving evidence generation and building a culture of excellence across the cluster.

Who Youll Work With

You will collaborate with Medical Leads MSLs Medical Governance UCB Cares patient engagement partners and Medical Operations Specialists. Youll work closely with commercial access regional and European Medical teams as well as external partners including key opinion leaders regulatory authorities and patient advocacy groups.

What Will You Do

• Lead motivate and inspire the ECE cluster medical team.
• Recruit develop and engage individuals in the cluster medical leadership team.
• Ensure strategic alignment and execution of Medical Affairs plans across ECE.
• Drive integrated evidence generation and medical excellence initiatives.
• Champion medical compliance governance and scientific integrity.
• Foster a culture of high performance psychological safety and ethical standards.
• Streamline and harmonize Medical Affairs processes ensuring best practices and compliance.
• Act as a scientific expert and ambassador for UCBs portfolio.

Interested For this position youll need the following education experience and skills:

• Medical Degree (M.D.) Ph.D. Masters or equivalent in Life Sciences or related field.
• Fluent in English with Polish or Czech at a highly proficient level.
• Extensive experience in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical industry with strong leadership (inspirational leadership building a team) experience.
• Strong understanding of clinical development study management and real-world evidence generation.
• Proven track record in cross-functional planning collaboration and solution building.
• Excellent relationship-building communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong strategic and analytical experience with the ability to translate science into clinical and business value.
• Demonstrated experience in governance activities and pragmatic implementation.

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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