Digital Technology Lead AI Solutions

Make your mark for patients 

We are looking for a Digital Technology Lead AI Solutions who is curious, autonomous and impact-driven to join our DT Tech Strategy & Solutions team, based at our HQ in Anderlecht, Belgium.

About the role

As a Digital Technology Lead AI Solutions, you will help business teams explore how artificial intelligence can improve the way they work and turn their ideas into practical, scalable solutions. You will engage with stakeholders to understand their challenges, identify where AI can create meaningful value and shape the right solution. You will define the vision and overall direction of AI solutions, develop high-level architectures, assess technology options and guide initiatives from early exploration and experimentation through production readiness and adoption. You will work in an environment where your ability to bring structure to ambiguity, propose solutions and clearly explain technical options and trade-offs will be essential.

Who you’ll work with

You will join a transversal team of AI solution leads and engineers supporting initiatives across the organization, with a particular focus on commercial, marketing and other go-to-market areas. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, Digital Technology teams, data and AI engineers, architecture, security, privacy, compliance and Responsible AI colleagues. You will guide small development teams, bringing together the right internal and external expertise depending on the needs of each initiative.

What you’ll do

Engage with stakeholders to understand their activities, challenges and desired outcomes, and identify where artificial intelligence can deliver meaningful business and user value

Shape opportunities where requirements are still unclear, assessing business value, data availability, technical feasibility, delivery complexity and potential risks

Translate business challenges into clear use cases, solution concepts, high-level architectures, success criteria and practical delivery approaches

Present technology, platform, vendor and development options, explaining their benefits, limitations and trade-offs to support informed stakeholder decisions

Lead several initiatives from exploration and prototyping through production readiness, implementation, adoption and continuous improvement

Develop prototypes and conduct targeted technical experiments when needed, while guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams towards reliable, scalable and user-centred solutions

Ensure solutions align with enterprise requirements for architecture, data, security, privacy, quality, responsible artificial intelligence and applicable regulations

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

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, engineering, business analytics or any related field

At least 4 years of experience designing or delivering predictive, prescriptive, generative or autonomous artificial intelligence solutions in an industry, technology consulting or business environment

Hands-on experience with Python and relevant technologies such as language models, intelligent agent frameworks, search technologies, data processing and vector or graph databases

Ability to understand ambiguous business needs and translate them into clear, feasible and valuable technology solutions

Experience engaging with business stakeholders and coordinating small multidisciplinary teams across several initiatives

Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts, architectural choices and technology trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Autonomous and collaborative approach, with the initiative to drive progress and a strong commitment to responsible and ethical artificial intelligence practices

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 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.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

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. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.