Sustainability Data Leader

Make your mark for patientsWe are looking for an agile and innovative Data Foundations Lead to join the Patient Solutions Digital Strategy & Innovation team, based in Slough, UK (Windlesham, Surrey from 2027), Braine l'Alleud, Belgium or Boston, USA. In this role, you will establish the data foundations that enable Patient Solutions to scale trusted, reusable and AI-ready data across Research and Early Development. You will define and govern metadata, ontologies, identifiers and data standards that improve data quality, interoperability and discoverability. Working across scientific, digital and enterprise teams, you will help shape how data is created, governed and consumed to accelerate research, innovation and AI-driven decision making. Reporting to the Head of Digital Strategy & Innovation, you will collaborate closely with scientific leaders, domain experts and data owners across Research and Early Development. You will also partner with Digital Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance and AI teams to ensure data foundations are aligned with enterprise standards while meeting evolving scientific needs. What you'll doEstablish and govern enterprise ontologies, business vocabularies and global identifiers to ensure consistent representation and traceability of data across Patient Solutions. Design and implement scalable metadata management capabilities that improve data quality, lineage, interoperability and discoverability across structured and unstructured data. Drive the adoption of AI-enabled approaches to metadata generation, curation and knowledge management. Partner with data owners and scientific teams to embed data standards and governance at the point of data creation. Define scalable conceptual and logical data models that support research, scientific and business use cases. Design and deliver reusable domain data products supporting strategic programmes and AI initiatives. Promote FAIR data principles and modern data foundation practices across Patient Solutions. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment between business capabilities, data standards and technology platforms. Influence stakeholders across scientific and digital communities to drive adoption of data governance and foundation capabilities. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Management, Bioinformatics or a related discipline. 8 years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Foundations, Data Governance, Research Informatics, or a closely related field. Experience establishing enterprise data foundations, including metadata management, ontology management and data governance. Experience designing conceptual and logical data models in complex enterprise environments. Experience working with research, scientific or life sciences data is highly desirable. Experience implementing AI-enabled approaches for metadata management, knowledge management or information discovery. Experience defining data products, data standards and information models. Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage and data quality principles. Understanding of structured and unstructured data management. 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. At UCB, 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. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Permanent