Data Tokenization & Governance Lead

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Data Tokenization & Governance Lead with strong patient data expertise who is operationally driven, analytical and passionate to join us in our Global Data Acquisition and Advanced Analytics team. This position can be based in our Atlanta, Georgia, Raleigh, North Carolina, or Boston, Massachusetts. This hybrid role (at least 40% of the time in office) is limited to 10% travel domestically.

About the role

UCB has established a global data acquisition team to strengthen its enterprise data strategy and meet the evolving data needs of our diverse therapeutic areas and patient populations. By prioritizing high quality healthcare data, the team enables better decision making and improved patient outcomes. As part of this center of expertise, you will contribute to innovative data solutions that support UCB's expanding portfolio.

Who you'll work with

You will partner, globally, with cross-functional stakeholders, including Global Data Acquisition, Integrated Insights, Digital Technologies / Information Technology, Data Office, Real-World Evidence (RWE), Advanced Analytics, Translational Medicine, Medical/HEOR, New Product Planning, Developing Assets, Brand/Commercial teams.

What you'll do

You will partner with global teams to shape enterprise-wide data strategies, champion innovative privacy solutions, and lead proactive data quality initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. In this role, you will:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable data platforms and tokenization workflows across U.S. and global patient-level datasets.
• Ensure robust compliance with HIPAA, CCPA, GDPR, and related regulatory frameworks, including ongoing monitoring and mitigation of re‑identification risks.
• Manage third-party agreements (TPAs) in collaboration with privacy, data engineering, governance, and IT teams
• Embed tokenization logic, quality rules, and access controls into enterprise pipelines.
• Define, enforce, and monitor data quality standards for tokenized and linked datasets.
• Establish and maintain an ethics oversight framework, including review processes, bias assessment, and compliance guardrails to support responsible data use.
• Develop documentation, training materials, and best practices for data linkage and tokenization processes.
• Serve as the central point of contact for tokenization questions, incidents, and enhancement requests.
• Drive scalability, automation, and continuous improvement in tokenization, data connectivity, and cross functional data workflows.
• Strengthen organizational capability by mentoring patient-data practitioners and fostering strong collaboration across Data Acquisition, the Data Office, Compliance, IT, analytics teams, and business partners.

Interested? For this role we're looking for the following education, experience, and skills

Required

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative area
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in actively connecting patient level data through tokenization
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working with various forms of patient level pharmaceutical data

Preferred

• Master/Doctorate's degree in quantitative area
• Able to thrive in a fast paced, innovative environment while remaining‑ flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient
• Strong knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
• Deep expertise in healthcare data, particularly U.S. and ex-U.S. patient‑level‑ claims data
• Strong ability to translate diverse patient data‑ questions into analytical approaches
• Creativity in integrating disparate datasets to solve complex business problems
• Agile, test-and‑learn mindset
• Skilled at tailoring communication to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Creative problem-solving mindset to overcome technical and organizational roadblocks
• Service oriented and results driven, with strong motivation to deliver meaningful impact

The reasonably anticipated salary range for this position is $125,600-$164,900 per year. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

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.

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.

At UCB, we've embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless explicitly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

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.