Head of IT Americas

Company: UCB Inc.
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: January 17, 2020

Job Description:

Help us transform patients\' lives.

At UCB, we put our heart, soul and skills into making a difference for people living with significant unmet needs. Working together, we blend the best of our talents to deliver thoughtful solutions that patients value. Will you join us in this pioneering adventure?

To strengthen our IT Americas group based in Smyrna, Georgia, we are looking for a talented individual to fill the position of: Head of IT Americas.

As the Head of IT Americas, you will take the lead in implementing innovative digital solutions for patients, HCP's and other stakeholders. You will create the enviroment in which the power of data can really be leveraged, using Advance Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, RPA and chatbots. This individual will ensure the successful implementation of the initiatives in your domain. S/He will lead and coach a team to maximize the impact of our IT investments and prepare them for the future in terms of skills and capabilities.

You like to work in an environment where you can:

* Build trust by partnering with our stakeholders to define the technology strategy, identify innovative improvements and contribute in building roadmaps that deliver value for patients.

* Be responsible for the whole IT Americas landscape globally.

* Bringing solutions to the market, own (if internal), integrate (working with partner solutions like sensors) and maintain the technologies that allow our client to digitally interact with patients and stakeholders.

* Lead and coach a team and ensure the team has the right capabilities and develop their skillset.

You will contribute by:

* Being accountable for the successful delivery of key projects in your domain, take ownership to deliver on time, and budget with the required quality.

* Ensuring the right AMS (Application & Maintenance Support) model is in place, collaborating with all parties involved (internally and externally).

* Connecting and interacting with all your stakeholders to understand and identify new opportunities and possibilites for innovation.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

* Master's degree in computer science or equivalent.

* 10 + years in IT, including a thought leader in one or more domains of your role.

* Experience across commercial, reporting and analytics: CRM (Mobile Intelligence, Veeva), Data warehousing (Oracle, Netezza), Reporting tools (Cognos, Qlik) and other visualization tools AWS, Databrick, Spark, R, Phyton.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Proven leadership success in a multinational environment.

* Business acumen, a long term perspective and strategic thinking to help you set up strategies and roadmaps that steer how technology creates patient value.

* Eager to explore new technologies in view of good business opportunities yet always with a strategic perspective in front of you.



About Us

At UCB, we come together every day to work, laser-focused, on a simple question: How will this create value for people living with severe diseases? By putting patients at the heart of everything we do, our approach from discovery to development to delivery is continuously transformed and designed around patient needs and their journey.

With a team of approximately 7,500 employees worldwide operations in more than 40 countries, we are a global biopharmaceutical company investing more than a quarter of our revenue in cutting-edge scientific research. We are focused on addressing chronic, neurological, immunological, and bone diseases. We are looking for people with passion and empathy who develop a real understanding of patient s needs and can deliver thoughtful solutions to decisionmakers across the heath care ecosystem.

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.

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