Senior Associate Scouting and Partnering - Scientific Search Evaluation

Make your mark for patients

MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES & PROJECTS

• Using his/her existing network(s) or establishing new connections at external forums in China and East/South East Asia together with use of available search databases, the candidate will scout across pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and/or academia for external assets or programs aligned with UCB’s strategic therapeutic interests. 
• The candidate will be expected to bring in ideas from the external environment to support/add to the internal UCB neurology pipeline as well as provide input into the strategy for the various research areas.
• The function will also include acting as the due diligence expert lead/coordinator within a larger due diligence team, with the aim to proactively provide recommendations to decision committees.  In this capacity, he/she will be autonomous in,
• (i) critically assessing a range of preclinical and clinical data packages and
• (ii) provide a broader recommendation on opportunities by delivering an integrated viewpoint to senior management. 
• Build and continuously expand a curated domestic network of immunology, neurology or neuromuscular key stakeholders, including academic PIs, biotechs, translational institutions and local venture capital investors; proactively conduct regular lab visits and industry outreach to source undisclosed early-stage Chinese assets
• Support negotiations and early governance of China-centric partnership structures prevalent in local industry, such as co-development frameworks, join research labs and option-to-acquire arrangements; coordinate cross-border compliance for human genetic resources and cross-sample sharing for China-originated collaborations
• Compile regular China therapeutic landscape intelligence reports covering modalities, domestic competitive pipelines, CDE policy updates and local investment trends

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 [email protected]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.