Senior Grants Lead (US)

Make your mark for patients 

We are looking for a Senior Medical Grants Lead who is curious, collaborative, and purpose-driven to join our Medical Grants and External Funding team, based either out of our offices in Raleigh, NC or Atlanta, GA.  This is not a remote role.

About the role:

As the Senior Medical Grants Lead, you will serve as UCB’s global subject matter expert for medical grants and external funding, leading grant review and approval processes while driving operational excellence, governance, and continuous improvement to ensure funding decisions align with medical strategy, scientific merit, patient benefit, and compliance requirements.  

Who you will work with:

You will join a global Medical Grants and External Funding team that values trust, curiosity, and shared purpose, working closely with medical, compliance, legal, finance to support clear, balanced, and responsible funding decisions. 

What you will do:

• Facilitate the review process of medical grant requests, ensuring decisions are based upon scientific / medical merit and safeguarding patient’s welfare 

• Identify and drive process and system related improvements leading to efficiencies and process excellence 

• Partner with internal stakeholders and external healthcare organizations. 

• Provide training that builds funding knowledge and confidence. 

• Lead, coach, and mentor funding professionals to support high-performance, care, and shared accountability. 

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

• Degree in life sciences, pharmacy, healthcare, public health, business, or related field. 

• Advanced degree in science, public health, business, pharmacy, or equivalent preferred. 

• 8+ years of experience in grants, external funding, medical affairs, or related work. 

• Experience in global, matrixed organizations with cross-functional collaboration. 

• Knowledge of healthcare regulations, funding governance, audits, and compliance expectations. 

• Curious, collaborative approach with strong communication and process improvement skills. 

Salary Range:

• This position’s reasonably anticipated base salary range is $148,000 to $194,300 per year. The actual salary offered will consider internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate’s region, job-related knowledge, skills and experience, among other factors.

Internal applicants should be in their current job for at least 12 months, must meet performance standards and are not on formal corrective/disciplinary process (PIP), warning, final warning, or compliance warning letters within the last 12 months. Please inform your Manager or your Talent Partner before applying to any internal job opportunities. 

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, this role is hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office, irrespective of your current contractual agreement. Should your current working arrangements differ, please contact your Talent Partner to discuss, before submitting your application.

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 EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com . Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.

Requisition ID: 93766  

Recruiter: John Gasbarre  

Hiring Manager: Adelina Ciuraru  

Talent Partner: Mihaela Pascaru

Job Level: MM I

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