Senior Neuroscientist

☞ UCB

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Update day: 26-11-2025

Location: Braine-l’Alleud Walloon Brabant

Category: Science Other R & D

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Full-time

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To strengthen our New Medicine – Neurosciences Therapeutic Area department, based in our hub in Braine, Belgium, we are looking to fill the position of: Senior Neuroscientist.

As a UCB Senior Neuroscientist (in vitro or in vivo), you like to work in an environment where you can:

  • Be part of the Partnering Team, which reports to the VP - Neuroscience TA
  • Systematically map, evaluate scientifically and facilitate in-licensing of external and innovative drug discovery and development program in order to enrich the Neuroscience portfolio.
  • Conceive, Contribute and lead programs for the internal portfolio including participating to early, disease oriented, incubation teams
  • Be autonomous in: (i) critically assessing results of in vivo and in vitro experiments; and (ii) provide a broader recommendation on opportunities by assembling an integrated view point.
  • Have access to a large panel of experts, available within or outside the organization
  • Use your significant experience in discovery of drugs in the neurology area
  • Contribute to business negotiations and set-up research programs and organize alliance management at early stages of the collaborations.

As a UCB Senior Neuroscientist Senior Neuroscientist (in vitro or in vivo), you will contribute by the following activities:

Using your network, connections in meetings and available databases:

  • Scout amidst pharmaceutical companies or academia for possible external assets or programs matching our strategic interests.
  • Act as the due diligence expert lead/coordinator within a large DD team, with the aim to pro-actively provide recommendations to decision committees.
  • Nurture the internal portfolio

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

  • Ideally a PhD in the field(s) of Neuroscience/Neuropharmacology, together with a postdoc in the field and 7+ years’ experience in a bio-pharmaceutical environment
  • Thorough understanding of different phases in pre-clinical drug discovery and hands-on project management is essential
  • Have built a large network in the field of neurology
  • Understand partnering processes and have some experience in partnering with external companies
  • Have a proven track record of publications in peer-reviewed, high-quality science journals
  • Be open to innovation and driven by science
  • Be able to clearly communicate scientific content in management committees
  • Have the capacity to understand/deduce partner’s view and situation
  • Have the necessary skills to work in a multidisciplinary environment (research, clinical, BD, legal, IP, ….)
  • Have an adaptive sense for change management and for influencing the organization
  • Be fluent in English (spoken and written), the official language for meetings and reporting
  • Proactive, creative and enterprising attitude
  • Strong work ethic and motivation
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Deadline: 10-01-2026

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