Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Lab Animal Services Leader (LAS) who is proactive, detail-oriented, and collaborative with a good knowledge of regulations and national standards relating to the care and use of animals in research to join our Lab Animal Services team, based in our Belgium Braine-L'alleud office.
About the role
Who you’ll work with
What you’ll do
- Train research staff in animal techniques and supervise their competence
- Manage veterinary pharmacy: prescription, storage, and distribution
- Oversee Ticket Lab system strategy, compliance, and training
- Ensure animal health and welfare follow-up, including on-call duties
- Publish NTS and Retrospective Analysis in the EU Allures database
- Maintain compliance records and ethical project documentation
Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following
Minimum requirements
- Doctor in Veterinary Medicine
- 2-3 years working experience with Vet technical procedures
- Certificate in Laboratory Animal Science Level C
- Technical & surgery expertise on rodents
- Fluent in English and French (spoken and written)
- Willingness to be on-call during weekends and holidays
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business necessitates
Preferred requirements
- Excellent communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and flexible attitude to work
- Love challenging status quo and acting on the floor
- Ability to clearly present and convey information to individuals and groups
- Interact and communicate with all levels in the organization and with external partners
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 around 8,500 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.
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.
