E&BI Lead Canada

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for an Ethics & Compliance Canada Lead who is trusted, pragmatic, and collaborative to join our Ethics & Compliance team, based in our Toronto office in Canada.

About the role

You will lead and continuously improve the compliance program for UCB Canada. You will advise business leaders, provide an independent perspective on strategy and decisions, and translate regulatory expectations into practical actions. You will also lead compliance risk management, support audits and investigations, and help embed an ethical mindset across the organization.

Who you’ll work with

You will work with Canadian business leaders, Legal, Global Internal Audit, Talent, and global Ethics & Compliance colleagues. You will participate in local leadership and governance forums and report to the Head of Ethics & Compliance, International Markets. This role has no direct reports.

What you’ll do

· Lead Canada’s compliance risk management program and support effective risk mitigation.

· Advise leaders on strategy, plans, activities, and evolving compliance obligation

· Serve as a trusted strategic partner to business leaders, providing independent, risk-based perspective to support sound decision-making and sustainable business performance.

· Foster and sustain a strong ethical culture within the affiliate.

· Implement compliance policies, standards, controls, training, and monitoring programs.

· Support audits, investigations, corrective actions, and implementation follow-up.

· Partner globally to co-create scalable solutions addressing Canadian business needs.

· Communicate regulatory developments and practical implications to Canadian leadership.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following

Minimum requirements

· Bachelor’s degree and five or more years of healthcare regulatory or consulting experience.

· Applied knowledge of healthcare regulatory standards and Canadian business integrity topics.

· Hands-on experience operating, monitoring, or improving compliance controls.

· Experience reviewing legislation and translating requirements into practical business guidance.

· Demonstrated independent problem-solving and solution leadership in complex compliance matters.

· Effective presentations, one-to-one communication, and confidential information handling.

Preferred requirements

· Master’s degree, Juris Doctor, or relevant Ethics & Compliance education credential.

· Experience advising senior leaders or participating in cross-functional governance forums.

· Healthcare compliance audit, review, investigation, training, or corrective action experience.

· Experience collaborating across local, regional, and global compliance teams.

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $143,000-187,000. 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.

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.

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.

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

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and members feel valued, respected, and supported. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (e.g. alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact HRAnswers@ucb.com and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note that our hiring process includes the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All final hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.