Global Product Safety Stewardship Lead

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Make your mark for patients.We’re here because we want to build the future and transform patients’ lives for the better.At UCB, our people are our experiences and achievements, our passion and drive. That’s why we’re looking for talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences - not just the best and brightest, but those who care about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. We promote an environment of diversity, openness, and respect where people can make valuable contributions.An exciting journey lies ahead. Will you join us in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible?To strengthen our department Global Health, Safety & environment, we are looking for a high caliber, self-motivated, Global Product Safety Stewardship Lead based in Brussels (Anderlecht), BelgiumAt UCB everything we do starts with a simple question: “How will this make a difference to the lives of people living with severe diseases?” We do that by connecting our ground-breaking science with patients and their families around the world living with the physical and social burdens of autoimmune and neurological disorders. Those connections offer new perspectives, drive innovation, and offer the hope of a new generation of therapies that will help improve lives on a global scale.You like to work in an environment where you will:

• Ensure UCB assesses and understands the potential impact of evolving regulatory requirements related to HSE in general and to the Product Safety Stewardship aspects specifically.
• Transversally drive the implementation of global programs related to Product Safety Stewardship and Industrial Hygiene, ensuring a consistent approach across UCB’s operations and sites, hereto liaising with Talent, Sustainability and the Global HSWB team.
• You will specifically take the lead in projects related to ensuring REACH compliance (incl. Reach (eco)tox testing).

As a UCB Global Product Safety Stewardship Manager, you will contribute by:

• Screening of the regulatory context in which UCB is operating, to ensure UCB is aware and understands the impact of potential impact of evolving HSWB-related regulatory requirements.
• Hereto, externally representing UCB at Industry Associations such as EFPIA and Chemleg (as needed) and internally represent Global HSWB at UCB’s Regulatory Information Network (RIN).
• Acting as a back-up in preparing and revising SDS according to applicable regulations (REACH, CLP (GHS) and transportation regulations.
• Ensuring UCB’s HSWB ambition covers the entire value chain and is known and supported by our external partners (CMO and other suppliers).
• Ensuring the consistent implementation of Global Industrial Hygiene strategy at Global and site level, applying the above to the consistent implementation of UCB’s Industrial Hygiene program (covering the workers’ exposure monitoring to chemical & biological agents, LAA, exposure to noise, ergonomics, ….) and on reducing exposure by ensuring the systematic integration of the hierarchy of controls in the design phase of new installations; e.g. through the implementation of UCB’s containment strategy…,
• Identifying best practices applied at site level to manage Industrial Hygiene and leverage them across UCB (through their integrating in UCB standards etc) for continuous improvement.

Interested? For this position you’ll need the following education, experience and skills:

• At least 5 years of experience in a multinational industrial/manufacturing environment.
• HSE generalist able to work on environmental, safety and health issues.
• Good understanding of (eco)toxicity testing.
• Excellent knowledge of REACH, CLP(GHS) and international transportation regulations.
• Excellent knowledge of industry best practices related to Industrial Hygiene and/or the network and willingness to acquire this knowledge
• Working experience in SDS authoring
• Having a good knowledge of HSE related ISO management systems (ISO 450001; OHSAS 180001)
• Able to fluently communicate in English. Knowledge of other languages, especially French, is a plus.
• Committal towards a demanding working environment in terms of quality and work efficiency
• Able to communicate highly technical concepts in a clear and comprehensible manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong ability to influence without authority
• Having a flexible mindset able to analyse issues which can be of a very different nature i.e. legislative, technical/engineering, …
• Able to provide insights to senior management in order to identify opportunities and prioritize actions needed to ensure site compliance with UCB or industry best practices.
• Strong ability to influence without authority
• Analytical, quality-driven thinker.
• Team player
• Operate as a transversal integrator
• Self-motivated, flexible and pro-active

Why you should applyWe can offer you an informal and open working environment that does not lock scientists into structure and hierarchy. Freedom to take space to pursue your own ideas and make a difference. Opportunity to gain internal and external visibility through interactions with other UCB teams and with world-renown academic investigators. Opportunity to grow both as a drug hunter and leader through participation in project teams and our career/personal development programs.At UCB, we strive to attract passionate and outstanding talents who thrive on change and are ready to bring real value to patients. Working for us you’ll discover a place where you can grow and express your full potential. We place an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and impact. Through meaningful recognition and a motivating work atmosphere, we aim to provide an optimal experience by caring about and valuing our employees – just as we do for the patients we serve.If you believe you are the perfect match to join us on our pioneering adventure, then we invite you to apply and tell us more about your profile and motivation.# MidSeniorLevelAbout Us.UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 7,600 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.At UCB, everything we do start with a simple question: “How will this create value for people living with severe disease?”. We are on a journey to become the patient-preferred biopharma leader by delivering medicines and solutions that improve lives. We want to ensure the creation of patient value, now and into the future, while contributing to a society where a population of 8 billion people and more should be able to live a good life within limited resources of one planet.Curious to know more? Please visit our website www.ucb.com .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.