Ucb S.a.

Position Overview

Make your mark for patients. We are looking for a Head of U.S. Speaker Bureau (Peer to Peer) Operations to join our Omnichannel & Stakeholder Engagement team based out of either Atlanta, GA or Raleigh, NC (hybrid 2 days/week onsite).

About the Role

The Head of U.S. Speaker Bureau (Peer to Peer) Operations provides senior leadership for the transformation, governance, and ongoing operation of UCB’s Speaker Bureau program. The position ensures scalable, compliant, and efficient execution of peer‑to‑peer programs while sustaining strong controls, clear accountability, and continuous evolution in alignment with regulatory expectations and business needs.

Who You’ll Work With

This role will partner closely with various cross‑functional stakeholders including Compliance, Legal, Medical, and Commercial teams. It will also directly manage an internal Peer to Peer Operations Lead and oversee an outsourced Speaker Bureau supplier.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Speaker Bureau transformation, including governance, RACI, process optimization, and change management.
• Oversee and performance manage the outsourced Speaker Bureau supplier, ensuring quality execution, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Directly manage the Peer to Peer Operations Lead (who manages a contractor), ensuring effective day-to-day operational execution and delivery.
• Own both high‑level vision and hands‑on management of Bureau Plans, exception handling, compliance controls, and audit/CAPA response activities.
• Influence senior cross‑functional stakeholders (including Commercial business unit leadership) without direct authority to drive alignment and adoption of standardized ways of working.
• Hold stakeholders accountable to established processes and governance while evolving the operating model as business needs, regulatory expectations, and engagement strategies change.
• Partner closely with Compliance, Legal, Medical, and Commercial teams to ensure speaker activities are executed in a compliant, transparent, and auditable manner.
• Identify future state opportunities for operational improvement, including digital enablement, automation, and AI‑supported capabilities, and lead adoption where appropriate.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 10+ years of pharmaceutical or related healthcare industry experience
• 3+ years of direct experience within Peer to Peer / Speaker Bureau operations or comparable regulated engagement models

Preferred:

• Demonstrated senior leadership experience in complex, matrixed organizations
• Deep understanding of regulated environments and compliance‑driven operations
• Strong ability to influence without authority across cross‑functional senior stakeholders
• Proven experience leading operational transformation and sustaining change
• Strong operational discipline with a willingness to be hands‑on
• Strategic mindset with the ability to anticipate future needs and evolve operating models
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision‑making skills
• Experience managing vendors and outsourced suppliers

Compensation

This position reasonably anticipated base salary range is $184,000 – $241,500. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

Equal Opportunity Statement

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self‑identify during the application process. Provision of self‑identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.

Accommodations

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to U.S. based roles. Please note if your enquiry does not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through this channel.