Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Raw Material Scientist who is detail-oriented, collaborative, and proactive to join our DSPS team, based at our UCB campus located in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium.

About the role

You will be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive strategy to identify critical/key raw materials during development to support process development decision making. You will support the definition of appropriate technical controls and implement these practices during the development of biologics and gene therapy products to improve process robustness, cost efficiency, and readiness for regulatory submissions.

Who you will work with

You will work closely with the DSPS team and collaborate transversally across projects and groups within the CMC Development Sciences organization. You will also engage with internal and external partners to stay abreast of industry trends and emerging risks related to raw materials, regulatory and quality requirements evolution, and best practices.

What you will do

· You will generate risk assessments strategy for current raw materials and identify critical and key ones from a process and supply point of view.

· You will support the QbD initiative on raw materials by generating appropriate documentation. .

· You will define mitigations and controls based on risk assessment to be implemented in collaboration with appropriate teams.

· You will support the introduction of new raw materials in close collaboration with process teams.

· You will improve raw materials usage in collaboration with process development and clinical manufacturing.

· You will create and lead communities per expertise to facilitate exchanges, identify gaps and mitigations, and build strategies on lessons learnt and successes to prepare future.

Interested?

For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills:

· Master's Degree in a relevant field.

· Able to identify and implement appropriate solutions to problems within own work area.

· Basic knowledge of regulatory guidelines, safety, and quality requirements for raw materials.

· Good knowledge of bioprocesses (Upstream/Downstream) with ideally a previous experience in downstream process development for Biologics and/or Gene therapy products.

· Skilled at writing and reviewing technical documentation, relating to cGMP documents and regulatory submissions.

· Clearly and effectively communicate and share information.

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 equal 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 is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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