New Product Planning

**Make your mark for patients**

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced **New Product Planning (NPP) Lead** to join our New Product Planning New Targets team, based in either our Head Office in **Brussels, Belgium** or our **Slough, UK** site.

The role of the New Product Planning team (NPP) at UCB is to bring commercial expertise and unmet need insights into Patient Solutions, contributing to our corporate ambition to deliver a pipeline that set us for sustained and resilient future growth.

**About the role**

**Who you'll work with**

You will collaborate closely with Research teams and other key stakeholders to co-create asset maximization strategies that connect science to future disease unmet needs.

**What you’ll do**
- Ensure a compelling and evidence-based early value proposition and identify early commercial drivers of success and in-market viability assessment, and ensure teams have “the end in mind” when designing early development strategies
- Create effective interfaces and work proactively with Research and Translational Medicine to define project value, indication(s) selection, and differentiation opportunities.
- Provide the right analytical work at the right time considering the project objectives and next trigger points, including competitive landscape analysis and unmet need
- Co-create and pressure test the initial target patient value profile(s) of the assets in the prioritized indication(s).
- Conduct stakeholder evidence generation gap analysis.
- Foster a collaborative and positive team environment.

**I**nterested? For this role we’re looking for the following** **education, experience** **and **skills**
- Master’s Degree required; Ph.D./DPharm/Medical degree preferred.
- Scientific background required; ability to understand the mechanisms and/or biology of interest, specifically around areas of immunology.
- 6+ years of experience in immunological research: post-doctoral or industry research experience considered.
- Experience in assessing pipeline assets or research strategies from commercial perspectives (research strategy or medical functions also considered); various possible roles including similar NPP cross-functional role, Global Access & Price, Competitive Intelligence, Strategic Marketing, Insights/Market Research, RWE, Translational Medicine.
- Experience of project/matrix leadership or coordinating strategic partnerships and stakeholder management internally and externally; comfortable dealing with conflicts or diverse opinions and able to find a path forward
- Strong scenario/trade-off/end-in-mind thinking and strategic partnerships skills.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills.

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 around 8,500 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 equitable 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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent, and adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.