Health Equity Innovative Finance Lead - #46470

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and purpose‑driven Health Equity Innovative Finance Lead to help shape innovative, sustainable financial models that expand access to care for underserved populations. This is a unique opportunity to drive meaningful societal impact

About the role

In this global individual contributor role, you will support the design and implementation of innovative health equity business models, leveraging multi‑stakeholder partnerships and novel funding mechanisms. Reporting to the Head of Health Equity Impact, you will apply a strong lens of financial sustainability to systemic solutions, ensuring both financial performance and measurable societal impact. You will play a critical role in shaping new ways of working at the intersection of finance, entrepreneurship, and health equity, aligned with UCB’s corporate strategy.

Who you’ll work with

You will collaborate closely with Internal cross‑functional global and local stakeholders. Externally, you will engage with impact investors, foundations, authorities, community partners, and other innovative financial stakeholders across markets.

What will you do

• Develop P&L and investment strategies for systemic solutions serving underserved groups

• Assess financial impact at discovery, proof-of-concept, and scaling stages

• Benchmark health equity funding and recommend stage-specific strategies

• Manage relationships with impact investors and financial partners

• Prepare pitches, business cases, and proposals for committee review

• Conduct scouting, assess partners proposals, due diligence, negotiate partnerships, and support contract execution

• Set financial and operational KPIs and monitoring systems for transparency and impact

• Help design sustainable, scalable business models for Health Equity Impact Ventures

• Uphold ethics, compliance, and integrity in all initiatives

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

• Master’s degree (required)

• Several years of experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device industries, with at least 5 years in finance, business development, venture, or health equity roles across the US, Europe, Japan, or China

• Several years of experiencing leading and influencing matrix teams

• Strong business acumen with the ability to think strategically and holistically

• Proven expertise in scouting, pitching, negotiating, and managing external partnerships

• Demonstrated leadership in driving innovative, multi‑stakeholder healthcare initiatives

• Strong networking, influencing, and communication skills

• High integrity and a trusted track record with internal and external stakeholders

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