Make your mark for patients

To strengthen our Quality Control department, based in our hub in Braine, Belgium, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of: Head of QC Support & Compliance.


About the Role
As a Head of QC Support & Compliance, you will manage the compliance team of the Quality Control department and continuously evaluate and update the main transversal business processes in place in the QC department.


You Will Work With

• Collaborate closely with QC team members
• Ensure efficient interfaces with production, QA/RA, HSE, and OE departments.

What You Will Do
Operations

• Implement OE standards and support continuous improvement.
• Lead major investigations and new project developments.
• Identify and manage compliance and business risks.
• Organize daily team meetings and ensure timely task completion.
• Implement and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure audit readiness and communicate KPIs.

Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)

• Act as a key point of contact for the HS&E department.
• Apply the company’s Health and Safety policy within the laboratory.

Management

• Motivate and recognize team members’, manage conflicts.
• Enhance team competency through training and development.
• Define and communicate objectives, assess results with KPIs.
• Maintain an organizational structure that supports goals.
• Provide continuous feedback to team members.

Strategy

• Contribute to defining QC strategy.

• Follow the QC mission and vision, and apply it to the lab support department.
• Develop a matrix organization to optimize customer satisfaction.

Finance

• Evaluate, control, and report OE project savings.

Interested? For this position, you’ll need the following education, experience, and skills:

• Master’s degree required in sciences or equivalent.
• Green Belt certification required, Black Belt preferred.
• 5 years of management experience.
• 3 years of experience in laboratory management.
• Proven project leadership skills.
• Strong GMP and regulatory knowledge.
• Experience with FDA, European, and Japanese inspections.
• Understanding of CMC for late-stage development and commercial products.
• Fluent in English and French.

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.
UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.