Head of Site Strategy Support
Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Head of Site Strategy Support who is eager to join us in our pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnological production site, office based in Bulle, Switzerland.
About the role
As the Head of Site Strategy Support your main role is to ensure site attractivity and reputation through impactful programs for the site, while supporting UCB long-term strategy.
In this role, you will be part of the UCB Switzerland leadership team.
The department consists of 8 employees.
What you’ll do
- Ensure site visibility, attractiveness and reputation through strategic programs deployment and impactful communication.
- Lead, develop and inspire the team working in the Site Strategy Support Department in all pillars (Risk Management/ Portfolio & Program Management/ Sustainability/ Communication / Admin Support).
- Partner with HR in deployment of people engagement initiatives / projects / programs at site level.
- Ensure a local Sustainability approach consistent with global company ambitions and local ecosystem needs.
- Align long term site vision with UCB ambitions and ensure appropriate resources and supportive investments through PMO.
- Ensure proper consolidation of major site risks and associated mitigation plan.
- Maintain and align UCB Culture within the organization.
- Ensure the provision of efficient administrative support to the site.
Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills
- Master’s degree.
- 5 to 7 years’ experience in Senior Management roles within manufacturing environments.
- Strong capacity of global vision and long-term approach.
- Connectivity and Influence (internal and external).
- Inspirational leadership.
- Experience in program management at a site level.
- Ability to translate the vision, mission, and strategy of key stakeholders into projects and actions (top-down).
- Ability to identify and to implement opportunities of improvement in line with the vision, mission, and strategy (bottom-up).
- Excellent communication skills.
- Challenges the status quo, shows openness to innovative ideas, and makes decisions.
- Communicates and cooperates in a positive, authentic, and inspiring way.
- Comfortable with transversal/matrixial management.
- Is committed to integrate UCB ambitions for sustainability taking into consideration: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Health, Safety & Well Being; Ethic & Compliance; Environment.
- Languages: excellent French and English.
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 around 8,500 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 equitable 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.
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.
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