Devices, Packaging and Wearable Technologies Portfolio Manager

工作内容

Make your mark for patients.

We’re here because we want to build the future and transform patients’ lives for the better.

At UCB, our people are our experiences and achievements, our passion and drive. That’s why we’re looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences - not just the best and brightest, but those who care about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. We promote an environment of diversity, openness, and respect where people can make valuable contributions.

An exciting journey lies ahead. Will you join us in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible?

To strengthen our Device Operations and Usabilityteam, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of Devices, Packaging and Wearable Technologies Portfolio Manager, based in Braine, Belgium.

As part of Device Operations and Usability team, this global role is focussed on providing portfolio management, budget, and project planning support transversally across the Devices, Packaging & Wearable Technologies (DPWT) organization.

This work will be performed in the context of cross-functional technical program teams that ensure the design, development, industrialization, and life cycle management of medical device programs to meet the needs of internal stakeholders and ultimately patients. In collaboration with the device program leaders and their cross functional technical teams, this role will ensure that program planning is created and up to date, track that the activities are adhering to the plan, and ensure that budgeting is consistent with these activities (including the use of SAP/ Ariba guided buying processes). The role will link with the Project Management Office and the Integrate DMSO team.

This position reports to Head of Device Operations and Usability.

Main Accountabilities

• Portfolio management : construct and maintain DPWT’s portfolio in collaboration with DPWT Leadership team, Project Leads, Finance, PMO,…aligning projects and programs with strategic objectives, investing resources in the right work to deliver the expected value (prioritization, capacity/resource management, risks associated inside of portfolio, highlight bottlenecks, budget status, …)
• Lead DPWT portfolio review reporting at least monthly to DPWT LT about projects within their portfolio (new project proposals, planning, gating, health status, risks, resource allocation (capacity), budgets (costs), performance tracking,…)
• Build and oversee DPWT Project Manager community
• Organize and facilitate the DPWT Project Delivery and Decision Boards (agendas, presentations, action log, minutes of meetings,…)
• Actively participate in DMSO PMO monthly working team meetings and Delivery Boards
• Identify pro-actively (anticipate) and address potential problems or areas for improvement and act on them in a problem-solving manner
• Ensure program leaders are managing their program plans in Integrate to enable good management of projects inside of DPWT projects portfolio, in compliance to policies and governance
• Assisting device program leaders with program budgetary activities including use of SAP/Ariba guided buying tools and processes, appropriation requests (APR), maintaining vendor and customer master data, purchase requisitions, goods receipt/ Service Entry Sheets (SES) transactions and resolution of invoice queries. This also includes preparation of budgetary summaries for reporting purposes.
• Build the budgetary exercises in conjunction with Finance and DPWT representatives (10Y financial plan and 3Y resources planning)
• Track committed & forecasted spend across programs in alignment with Finance to facilitate the management of the annual budget by the DPWT team.
• Track adherence to project plans and delivery of services consistent with the planning and budgetary activities
• Ensuring compliance with HS&E requirements
  

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Project and Portfolio Management Certification
• Proven track record in project management
• Project management skills in planning, tracking, controlling, anticipating, challenging projects
• Financial knowledge (e.g. budgeting, UCB systems such as SAP/ Ariba guided buying)
• Experience in pharmaceutical industry (a nice to have)
• HS&E processes and procedures
  

Specific Skills, Competences

• Portfolio management
• Project management (a project management certification (PMI, Prince 2, Agile,…) is a plus)
• Excellent self-management, priority setting and planning skills
• Program advocacy, negotiation (internal and external) and conflict resolution
• Excellent ability to establish/maintain cross-functional working relationships, including remotely
• Structured, organized, and analytical with attention to detail and results
• Influencing cross-functional and matrix teams
• Management of internal relationships
• Motivation, and self-starting, leading by example
• English language is required
• Written and oral presentation skills
• Planisware (Integrate): project and portfolio management
• SAP: use of transactions and reports
• Qlik Sense reporting tool user
  

Why you should apply

At UCB, we strive to attract passionate and outstanding talents who thrive on change and are ready to bring real value to patients. Working for us you’ll discover a place where you can grow and express your full potential. We place an emphasis on innovation, collaboration, and impact. Through meaningful recognition and a motivating work atmosphere, we aim to provide an optimal experience by caring about and valuing our employees – just as we do for the patients we serve.

If you believe you are the perfect match to join us on our pioneering adventure, then we invite you to apply and tell us more about your profile and motivation.

About Us.

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 7,600 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

At UCB, everything we do start with a simple question: “How will this create value for people living with severe disease?”. We are on a journey to become the patient-preferred biopharma leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. We want to ensure the creation of patient value, now and into the future, while contributing to a society where a population of 8 billion people and more should be able to live a good life within limited resources of one planet.

Curious to know more? Please visit our website www.ucb.com .

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.