Data Engineer, Real World Data

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Data Engineer, Real World Data who is innovative, collaborative, and results-driven to join us in our Global Data Acquisition team, based in our headquarters in Atlanta, US.

About the role
As a Global Data Liaison, you will drive UCB’s access to key real-world healthcare data sources (RWD). You will evaluate and onboard data assets, ensuring they align with UCB’s biopharmaceutical development and commercialization goals. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you'll play a critical role in data acquisition and governance while supporting data-driven decision-making.

Who you’ll work with
You will be working in a dynamic, cross-functional team within the Global Data Acquisition Strategy Team, collaborating with colleagues in IT, the Data Office, external data providers, and key business units. Together, you'll ensure that UCB leverages the best data solutions available to maximize business impact.

What you’ll do

• Technical ability to qualify and quantify the evaluation of RWD from external sources.
• Maintain strong relationships with global healthcare data providers and their product developments as they align to UCB’s evolving business needs.
• Conduct RWD provider landscape scanning to identify, leverage, or integrate appropriate data sources, market trends, and evolving marketplace dynamics.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to operationalize data solutions, use case experiments, and analytical tools.
• Develop technical training materials and communicate effectively about data sources to users of varying technical experience and prowess.
• Ensure proper data governance and compliance to internal and external regulations across all data assets.
  

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience, and skills:
Minimum Experience/Skills Required:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in a quantitative field preferred, Bachelors in a quantiative field required.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience with pharmaceutical data and data acquisition.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

• Expertise in analyzing RWD, including but not limited to patient-level claims, labs, and unstructured data.
• Experience with R, Python, SQL.Proven ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to meet business needs.
• Strong knowledge of data contracting, compliance, and governance.
• Creative problem-solving skills with a results-oriented mindset. 

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $124,000-$162,800 per year. The actual salary offered will take into account internal equity and may also vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.

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 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 federal, state, or local law. UCB invites you to voluntarily self-identify during the application process. Provision of self-identification information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your application for employment, your employment with UCB, or otherwise subject you to any adverse treatment. Any information you provide will be considered confidential and will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders, and regulations.
 
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.