Job Description

Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Learning Partner - Intercontinental West to join our Learning & Development team based out of Oakville, ON, CA
About the role
The Intercontinental Learning Partner is one of the key drivers of Intercontinental learning strategy. The IC West Learning Partner will collaborate with commercial, medical, and market access teams as part of their work with key stakeholders across the region. The Learning Partner will act as a designer and orchestrator of translating learning needs into learning plans, pull SME where appropriate and coordinate learning agendas across different functions and stakeholders.
Who you'll work with
Reporting into the Learning Lead, West and in alignment with the brands strategy; together with stakeholders and in conjunction with the Intercontinental overall Learning Strategy. In addition to this, in collaboration with West IC market stakeholders and Global market Access Learning team, works with the IC learning Leads to define and develop the IC Learning plan and approach.
What you'll do

• Planning, developing and executing both commercial onboarding, and launch plans during a busy launch period across our Intercontinental markets
• Pulling through launch plans and working with markets on post launch milestones, analysis and continued static and diagnostic learning interventions
• Proactively gathering insights into the stakeholder needs and helping them to identify how and whether learning and development can best support these need
• Updating stakeholders on the latest relevant learning and development solutions available from the Global and European teams as well as external partners, and possibilities to customize for Intercontinental and area us
• Works with the global Learning team in developing specific projects by contributing with therapeutic and expertise knowledge towards:

• The (learning) needs assessments conducted
• The design and development of the learning projects, as they bring them to pilot phase
• Work closely with key stakeholders across patient impact, patients evidence and assets teams to partner whilst using your own knowledge and act as SMEs in the learning experience
• Coordinates the smooth implementation of the learning experiences including onboarding - input on planning, briefing or train-the-trainer of potential facilitator team, troubleshooting, issue managemen
• Together with the Learning team, work on iterations of learning experience according to insights gathered; innovate and explore digital opportunity to further develop Learning Solutions; leverages learning platforms and tools for maximum learning experience

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

• Bachelor's degree required. Masters degree or PhD preferred
• 4-5 years' experience in a Commercial Pharma Learning business in different ecosystems or equivalen
• Experience developing and executing commercial learning launch plans - end to en
• Experience of working in International Markets is hugely beneficia
• Strong understanding cross functional working and building out plans to support, provide foresight and future proof our business
• Knowledge of the relevant therapeutic areas, scientific and economic value of the assets, disease
• Knowledge of educational design, theoretical frameworks for learning planning and adult learning principle
• Awareness of robust learning needs assessment and learning outcomes evaluation practice
• Thorough understanding of the regulatory and compliance guidelines relevant to the pharmaceutical industr
• English language fluency required. Bilingual French or Portuguese is a strong asset

Non-local/ remote candidates must be willing to travel up to 40%
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.
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.
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.
UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and members feel valued, respected, and supported. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.
If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (e.g. alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact HRAnswers@ucb.com and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Please note that our hiring process includes the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All final hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.

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