External Clinical Manufacturing Operations Specialist

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an External Clinical Manufacturing Specialist who is collaborative, detail-oriented and proactive to join us in our Clinical Manufacturing team, based in our UCB campus in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium.

About the role

In this role, you will help drive the successful manufacture of clinical batches (DS, DP, NCE, NBE) with external manufacturing partners across different stages of development. You will support manufacturing transfers, help coordinate documentation and investigations, contribute to planning and risk management, and work closely with internal experts and external partners to keep activities on track and compliant.

Who you’ll work with

You will be working in a team that supports external clinical manufacturing activities and collaborates with internal experts, supply teams, regulatory colleagues and external manufacturing partners. You will help prepare internal discussions, support partner meetings, and contribute to smooth delivery of clinical manufacturing activities through strong teamwork and communication.

What you’ll do

• Support manufacturing transfers to external partners for development products and clinical batch production.


• Prepare and coordinate transfer documents, process descriptions and internal reviews of partner manufacturing records.


• Help manage deviations, investigations and change controls linked to manufacturing transfer activities.


• Contribute to manufacturing updates, risk assessments and regulatory submission reviews.


• Support operational follow-up including budget updates, quotations, purchase order activities and invoice tracking.


• Coordinate batch requests and shipment activities with supply leads and manufacturing stakeholders.

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

• Master’s degree in a relevant scientific field.


• At least 5 years of experience in drug development or manufacturing within the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry.


• Knowledge of drug substance and drug product development or manufacturing processes.


• Understanding of the challenges involved in moving products from development into clinical manufacturing.


• Good knowledge of current good manufacturing practice and regulatory requirements.


• Strong communication, negotiation and teamwork skills for working with internal and external stakeholders.

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.