We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and innovative Workforce Development Lead US, for our new Biomanufacturing site , to join our Talent team, based in our Atlanta, GA office.
About the role
You will shape and lead the workforce ecosystem needed to support a new United States biomanufacturing operation. You will translate long-term workforce requirements into scalable programs that build ready-to-hire and ready-to-develop talent. Through partnerships with education, government, workforce, and community organizations, you will create sustainable pathways that support manufacturing readiness, operational capability, and future growth.
Who you'll work with
You will work across Talent (Human Resources) organization (in the US and Belgium), Patient Supply (ie Manufacturing, Engineering , Supply Chain), Learning, US Communication & Corporate Affairs, and business leadership. You will also be the UCB Talent Representative with external part ners, including universities, technical colleges, government organizations, and workforce boards. Together, you will build programs that connect regional talent opportunities with UCB's global manufacturing standards and long-term workforce needs.
What you'll do
- Lead the long-term workforce strategy for a new biomanufacturing operation
- Build apprenticeships, internships, technical training, and early-career pathways
- Design workforce partnerships, governance, funding models, and success measures
- Create global knowledge-transfer, rotation, immersion, and learning programs
- Align internal leaders, education partners, government organizations, and workforce boards
- Evaluate and scale workforce programs supporting manufacturing readiness and growth
Interested? For this role we're looking for the following
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
- Experience designing and implementing large-scale workforce programs in a greenfield manufacturing environment
- 10+ years of workforce development experience
- Experience leading complex initiatives involving multiple internal and external stakeholders across different geographies
- Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder alignment capabilities
- Ability to lead independently within ambiguous, rapidly changing environments
Preferred requirements
- Experience connecting workforce planning, learning, recruitment, and external partnerships
- Experience developing global knowledge-transfer or cross-cultural capability-building programs
- Knowledge of apprenticeships, workforce grants, and government-supported programs
- Relevant workforce development or capability-building certifications or initiatives
This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $148,000 - 195,000 . 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.
