Medical Excellence Partner

Join to apply for the Medical Excellence Lead role at UCBMake your mark for patientsMedical Excellence Lead – Milan, Italy.About The Role The main mission is to drive Medical Excellence across the Italian organization, with the responsibility of ensuring operational excellence and aligning medical activities with the company's objectives, accelerating the translation of insights into impact, and measurably improving outcomes for patients and the healthcare system.This role acts as a strategic enabler for therapeutic area medical plans by embedding best-in-class medical capabilities, promoting data-driven decision-making, and fostering responsible, AI-augmented ways of working.You will work withThe Medical Excellence Lead will work closely with Therapeutic Area Heads, Medical Strategy Leads, regional and global teams, and various internal departments such as commercial, legal, regulatory, supply, and compliance.Collaboration also includes the Clearance Team, the Governance Specialist and more in general the medical affairs Team to ensure alignment, training, and the effective deployment of medical excellence initiatives across the organization.What You Will Do Medical Excellence & Strategic Enablement: Define and evolve the Medical Excellence framework (processes, standards, toolkits) to raise the quality of scientific engagement, evidence strategy, medical communication, and field executionDigital, Omnichannel & AI Enablement: Scale responsible use of AI to increase medical impact, including literature intelligence and other toolsBuild AI fluency across Medical Medical Capability: Serve as the Local Medical Capability Excellence Manager, working in coordination with Regional and Global teams and in close collaboration with the Therapeutic Areas.Training and supporting staff on country pharma association codes and other, relevant per role, medical governance policies and proceduresCross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate closely with internal cross-functional teams, medical, commercial, legal, quality, supply and compliance, to ensure alignment and provide guidance as needed.Collaborate with the Global Medical Team ensuring alignment with UCB's standardsWork closely with the Clearance Team and other Medical Affairs teams to maximize synergies.Light-Touch Governance (Right-Sized): Maintain fit-for-purpose governance by design: simplify workflows, remove bottlenecks, and ensure proactive quality checks embedded in processes.Requirements Medical degree or an education in a relevant scientific disciplineA minimum of three years' experience in comparable positions or within multinational environments in the medical sectorExcellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in English and ItalianProven ability to routinely leverage digital tools, including AI, to enhance performance and the quality of one's workComprehensive understanding of medical science, pharmaceutical products, and therapeutic areas relevant to UCBStrong scientific background and expertise in medical affairs, with the ability to ensure Medical excellence in all the activitiesFamiliarity with local and international laws and regulatory requirements, including transparency and disclosure regulationsUnderstanding of patient needs and the ability to ensure patient-centric approaches in medical operationsAbility to identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to medical governance and operationsSkills in managing projects, including digitalization and optimization initiativesStrong analytical skills to identify issues and develop effective solutionsDemonstrated capability in staff training and supportCollaborative team member with proven strong teamwork abilitiesUCB is an equal opportunity employer.All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on#J-*****-Ljbffr