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UCB Pharma

Biopharmaceuticals for neurology and immunology therapies

Business Development & Alliance Manager

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Take responsibility for executing partnering strategies and delivering results in existing and new disease areas.
  • Lead complex development-stage alliances, including clinical trials and formulation development, to maximize value.
  • Build consensus among internal and external stakeholders, including in uncertain discussions about new areas.
  • Lead communication across development, regulatory, and business specialties.
  • Make independent investment and partnering decisions for new disease areas based on risks and opportunities.
  • Lead key decisions on development strategies and partnership terms.
  • Develop strategic and flexible solutions to uncertainties and structural challenges in new areas.
  • Reconcile complex stakeholder interests and reach feasible agreements.
  • Negotiate and manage development-stage and new-area projects with attention to investment efficiency.
  • Make appropriate decisions in accordance with domestic and international regulations, compliance requirements, and internal guidelines.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute partner strategies for business divisions, covering existing and new disease areas.
  • Identify, evaluate, and advance development-stage partnering opportunities in clinical trials and new formulation development, including in new disease areas.
  • Lead negotiations and agreement with partners on contract terms, including development responsibilities, costs, milestones, intellectual property, and risk sharing.
  • Operate and monitor development projects under agreed terms, including governance and progress management.
  • Coordinate with domestic and international cross-functional teams in research and development, medical, regulatory, manufacturing, quality, and legal functions to advance development and alliance operations.
  • Build, maintain, and strengthen partner relationships, and proactively resolve issues and conflicts.
  • Set work priorities and advance the BD&A department's activities effectively.
  • Develop and execute the BD&A department's business plan.
  • Create new strategic partnership opportunities in healthcare, information technology, and finance as well as the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Maximize the value of alliance products and development pipelines.
  • Manage alliance governance and relationships.
  • Manage conflicts with partners.
  • Negotiate terms with partner companies and manage operations for clinical trials and new formulation development.
  • Advance and monitor development activities according to agreed terms.
  • Explore and advance development-stage partnering opportunities in existing and new disease areas.
  • Build strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, academia, and companies in other sectors, including healthcare, information technology, and finance.

About the Company

UCB Pharma

Biopharmaceuticals for neurology and immunology therapies

UCB Pharma focuses on developing treatments for severe diseases in neurology and immunology. It discovers, develops, and commercializes novel molecules and generates products aimed at improving patient lives. The company works by researching and developing therapies, integrating patient insights to guide innovation, and investing over a quarter of revenue into scientific research. Its global presence (about 9,000 employees across 40 countries) and €5.3 billion 2023 revenue reflect its scale and commitment to bringing therapies to patients worldwide. UCB differentiates itself by combining direct patient engagement with substantial R&D investment to address unmet needs in neurology and immunology, aiming to transform lives through science and patient care.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
City of Brussels, Belgium
Founded
1928

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