Strategic Investment Validation Manager

Make your mark for patients

We’re looking for a Strategic Investment Validation Manager who is visionary, rigorous, and inspiring to join our team, based in our Braine-l’Alleud campus in Belgium.

About the role

You will define, plan, and lead the Qualification & Validation (Q&V) strategy for major investment projects (>€50M), including new builds or complete revamps of production units. You ensure compliance, quality, and performance of facilities, while uniting a multidisciplinary team around operational excellence.

Who you’ll work with

You’ll be part of an integrated team of internal and external members, working closely with engineering, production, quality, IT, EHS, and regulatory authorities. You are the Q&V point of contact for large projects and represent the function during audits.

What you’ll do

• You define and deploy the Qualification & Validation strategy for major projects
  
  • You build, coach, and motivate your project Q&V team
  • You ensure GMP/GEP/GxP compliance and inspection readiness
  • You lead qualification of equipment, utilities, systems, and processes
  • You manage risks, deviations, CAPA, and change control
  • You contribute to validation budget planning and monitoring

Interested? For this role, we’re looking for the following education, experience, and skills

• Master’s or PhD in science, engineering, or equivalent
  
  • 10 years’ experience in pharmaceutical qualification/validation
  • Leadership and experience managing multidisciplinary teams
  • Mastery of GxP, CFR, HSE standards, and industrial processes
  • Excellent communication in French and English
  • Critical thinking, innovation, and ability to manage complexity

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 over 9.000 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.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB 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 EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.