VIE Business Excellence Data Analyst

Make your mark for patients

UCB is an international biopharmaceutical company primarily engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical and biotechnological products. It specializes in researching therapeutic solutions for patients suffering from severe diseases, treated by specialists, particularly in the fields of the central nervous system (including epilepsy) and inflammation (including allergies).

The Braine-l'Alleud site specializes in chemical synthesis, development, manufacturing, and packaging of pharmaceutical products.

More information at: www.ucb.com

Within the External Manufacturing Business Excellence team, you will contribute to accelerating the digital transformation and continuous improvement of activities carried out with our external manufacturing partners. This role offers international and cross-functional exposure at the intersection of data, digital transformation, operational excellence, and biopharmaceutical operations.

Position and Responsibilities

• Structure, consolidate, and analyze performance data from various sources.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and indicators to improve visibility, decision-making, and priority tracking.
• Contribute to the harmonization and digitalization of Business Excellence processes, particularly in the areas of performance, risk, quality, and partner engagement.
• Participate in identifying use cases for data analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence, and support their prototyping and deployment.
• Collaborate with process owners, External Manufacturing, Quality, Supply, IT/Data teams, and other internal stakeholders.
• Document the solutions developed and contribute to their adoption by users.

Your Profile

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Data Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, Continuous Improvement, or a related field.
• Initial academic or professional experience in data analysis, Business Intelligence, or process improvement.
• Very good command of Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Power BI is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Python, SQL, automation, or artificial intelligence is an asset.
• Ability to structure data, produce reliable analyses, and translate results into clear recommendations.
• Analytical mindset, curiosity, attention to detail, autonomy, and a service-oriented approach.
• Fluent English; French is an asset.

Please note that this program is in partnership with Business France, and we follow the prerequisites required by Business France to carry out a VIE assignment. The main participation prerequisites are as follows:

• Be between 18 and 28 years old;

• Hold the nationality of a member country of the European Economic Area;

• Have not worked or lived in the country where the mission will take place;

• Be available to dedicate yourself to the mission full-time;

• If you have French nationality or dual nationality, be in compliance with the national service obligations of France (Numéro Identifiant Défense);

• Have a clean criminal record.

If you do not meet all these conditions, we will not be able to consider your application.