Legal Lead Patient Supply

As Legal Lead, Patient Supply, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor supporting UCB's internal and external manufacturing, supply chain, operational initiatives, CAPEX projects including our growing biologics manufacturing footprint in the United States. You will partner closely with project teams and business leaders to provide practical legal guidance, manage complex contractual matters, mitigate risk, and help enable the successful delivery of critical investments that ultimately support patients worldwide. You will be part of the Legal Team supporting Patient Solutions, Patient Supply, and Global Quality. Working in a highly collaborative environment, you'll partner with leaders across procurement, engineering, internal and external manufacturing, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, and project management. You'll also work closely with colleagues across Ethics & Legal Affairs, including Intellectual Property and Ethics & Business Integrity teams. What you'll do • Provide legal support for internal and external manufacturing and supply chain operations. • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements. • Partner on major capital investment and facility projects, including construction and equipment procurement. • Advise on supplier disputes, claims, and contract performance issues. • Identify and mitigate legal, compliance, and operational risks. • Develop contracting processes, templates, and negotiation playbooks. Interested? For this role we're looking for the following Minimum requirements • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school. • Active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar. • 6+ years of law firm and/or in-house legal experience. • Strong contract drafting, negotiation, and commercial counseling skills. • Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities. Preferred requirements • Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, manufacturing, or construction industry experience. • Experience supporting large-scale capital investment projects. • Background advising on engineering, procurement, supply chain, and internal and external manufacturing operations. • Ability to deliver practical, business-focused legal solutions. • Experience working across global cross-functional teams. • Strong interest in innovation, technology, and continuous improvement. This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $181,000 - $238,000. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range. 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! At UCB, we've embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.