UCB

Clinical Development Lead - Raleigh

UCB$236K — $310K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) required.
  • Proven experience leading complex global programs across multiple indications.
  • Knowledge of digital health technologies and AI-enabled trial innovations.
  • Ability to navigate uncertainty and drive results across different teams.
  • Strong strategic mindset focused on innovation and operational excellence.
  • Exceptional communication skills, including experience engaging at the C-suite level.
  • Global experience with cultural fluency and willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Develop the clinical development strategy for assigned assets, aligning with regulatory and commercial goals.
  • Engage with global thought leaders and stakeholders to refine clinical strategies based on fresh insights.
  • Create and modify comprehensive clinical development plans incorporating scientific and regulatory perspectives.
  • Oversee pivotal studies and regulatory submissions, ensuring excellence and data integrity.
  • Draft clinical narratives and regulatory strategies for interactions with health authorities and partners.
  • Support corporate strategy and business development by representing clinical perspectives in asset evaluations.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with 40% office presence for collaborative opportunities.
  • Supportive and inclusive company culture that values innovation and teamwork.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career path customization.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Clinical Development Lead to join us in our Clinical Development team, based in any of our Brussels (Belgium), Monheim (Germany), Slough (UK) or Atlanta/Raleigh (US) offices.

About the role

As a Clinical Development Lead, you have the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on patients' lives by driving innovative, patient-centric clinical strategies in a highly visible, high-stakes environment. Reporting to senior R&D leadership, you will lead the end-to-end design and execution of global development programs, working cross-functionally to translate science into access, and strategy into action.

Who you'll work with

You'll collaborate with global thought leaders, guide multifunctional teams, and influence decisions that shape both science and the business. You will report into the Global Head of Clinical Development for Immunology

What you'll do
  • Set the global clinical development strategy for assigned asset(s), ensuring alignment with TPVP, regulatory requirements, and commercial goals.
  • Lead external engagement with global thought leaders, investigators, and stakeholders to continuously refine strategy based on emerging insights and unmet needs.
  • Design and adapt robust clinical development plans that integrate the latest scientific, regulatory, operational, and payer perspectives-balancing innovation with executional feasibility.
  • Oversee the execution of pivotal studies and regulatory submissions across all relevant markets, ensuring clinical excellence, data integrity, and timely delivery.
  • Shape clinical narratives and regulatory strategy, acting as a key representative in interactions with global health authorities and strategic partners.
  • Contribute to corporate strategy, supporting business development initiatives and representing the clinical perspective in asset evaluations.


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

Basic Requirement:
  • Advanced degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent).

Preferred Requirements:
  • Track record of leading complex global programs across multiple indications.
  • Familiarity with digital health technologies, real-world data, and AI-enabled trial innovation.
  • Ability to lead through ambiguity, make informed decisions in uncertainty, and drive results across organizational boundaries.
  • Strategic mindset with a bias for innovation, speed, and operational excellence.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including C-suite level.
  • Global experience and cultural fluency; willingness to travel internationally as needed.


This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $ 236,800 - $310,800 . The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

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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 UCB

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating value for people living with severe diseases in immunology and neurology. UCB aims to be the patient-preferred biotech leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. The company is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with approximately 7,500 employees in over 40 countries. UCB is listed on Euronext Brussels (symbol: UCB).
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