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Recruitment Data Policies Research & Early Development Digital Academy Lead

UCB


Job Location:

Slough - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (2 days ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Research & Early Development Academy Lead who is innovative and agile to be based inSlough UK orBraine Belgium.

About the role

You will lead the Research & Early Development Academy portfolio as a key capability-building pillar of UCBs digital transformation. Working in partnership with the Digital Transformation programme and Talent organisation translate strategic priorities future workforce needs and emerging digital capabilities into scalable learning experiences communities and development pathways that accelerate adoption strengthen digital behaviours and prepare the organisation for new ways of working. Drive governance engagement and continuous improvement to ensure the Academy delivers measurable capability growth and business value.

Who youll work with

Working with Digital Talent and early Research and Development.

What youll do

  • Define and evolve the learning strategy for Research & Early Development translating capability and workforce needs into role-based learning pathways and development experiences.
  • Lead and grow a portfolio of academies ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and expanding offerings to address emerging capability requirements.
  • Design engaging learner journeys that progress learners from awareness through application delivering practical and impactful capability development.
  • Build and lead a community of Academy Champions leveraging peer networks to enhance learning mentoring adoption and content quality.
  • Oversee content strategy and curation ensuring learning resources are relevant high quality and organised into coherent learning experiences.
  • Drive Academy engagement communications and brand visibility establishing a compelling value proposition and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
  • Own Academy governance platform experience and impact measurement ensuring effective operations strong learner experiences and continuous improvement through adoption feedback and capability outcomes.

Interested For this role youll need the following education experience and skills

  • Strong experience in learning experience design capability development product management platform ownership or change enablement
  • Ability to translate capability frameworks and workforce needs into practical learning experiences and development pathways
  • Strong understanding of scientific roles workflows and capability needs within a research environment
  • Excellent communication branding and stakeholder management skills
  • Comfortable owning complex cross-cutting initiatives end-to-end
  • Experience working across learning transformation talent or organisational development initiatives

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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