[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All UCB jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/) · [Search jobs](/search/) UCB · Atlanta, GA # Global Procurement Category Lead - Market Insights & Patient Services Atlanta, Georgia, United States Manager or lead $172,500-230,000 Healthcare & Clinical Listed on UCB’s official careers site. Posted July 31, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on UCB’s careers site →](https://careers.ucb.com/global/en/job/UCB1GLOBAL93792EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Global-Procurement-Category-Lead-Market-Insights-Patient-Services) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [UCB](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/) / Global Procurement Category Lead - Market Insights & Patient Services ## Job description Make your mark for patients We are looking for a Global Procurement Category Lead - Market Insights & Patient Services who is strategic, value‑driven and highly collaborative to join our Global Procurement department, based in Brussels, Belgium or Atlanta, Georgia. About the Role As Global Procurement Category Lead - Market Insights & Patient Services, you will lead global procurement strategy across Research, Data Acquisition, Medical & Patient Services. You will unify procurement approaches across regions, build strategic supplier partnerships, and ensure sourcing strategies support both business objectives and scientific priorities. In this highly visible leadership role, you will help shape the future of data, research, and patient services procurement by driving value creation, strengthening supplier performance, enhancing compliance, and supporting innovation across the enterprise. You will lead global category teams and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure procurement is recognized as a strategic business partner. Who You’ll Work With You will report to the Global Head of Marketing, Selling & Impact Procurement and collaborate closely with senior leaders across Insights, Medical Affairs, Patient Services, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and Finance. You will also lead and develop procurement teams across multiple regions while managing relationships with strategic suppliers and external partners. ### What You’ll Do Develop and execute global category strategies across research procurement, data acquisition, and medical and patient services procurement. Lead and develop global category teams, ensuring alignment to common standards, governance, and strategic priorities. Build and manage strategic relationships with research agencies, data providers, and patient services vendors. Negotiate and oversee complex commercial agreements, including data licensing, research services, and patient support contracts. Drive value creation through supplier optimization, commercial innovation, and improved return on research and data investments. Partner with business stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with scientific, medical, and commercial priorities. Ensure compliance with data privacy, healthcare regulations, and third‑party risk management requirements. Shape procurement approaches related to digital, data, and AI‑enabled solutions while supporting responsible innovation. Embed sustainability, supplier diversity, and ESG principles into procurement strategies and supplier selection processes. Interested? ### For this role we’re looking for Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred in business, life sciences, or a related field. Significant procurement leadership experience across market research, data licensing, medical services, or patient services categories. Strong experience leading global teams and influencing senior stakeholders within complex matrix organizations. Knowledge of data privacy regulations, healthcare compliance frameworks, and third‑party risk management. Strong commercial, negotiation, and supplier relationship management capabilities. Digital and data fluency, with experience in analytics, AI governance, or data‑driven decision‑making. This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $172,500-230,000. 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. 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jul 31, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 79 days - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Pay: $172,500-230,000[Apply on UCB’s careers site →](https://careers.ucb.com/global/en/job/UCB1GLOBAL93792EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Global-Procurement-Category-Lead-Market-Insights-Patient-Services) ## More jobs at UCB ### [Category Manager - Patient Services & Market Access (US)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/jobs/e395bdba2c485e0ee481/) Atlanta, Georgia, United States ### [Digital Solutions Lead, Patient Services (Immunology)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/jobs/0e34126184ec4211fc4f/) Atlanta, Georgia, United States ### [Global Medical Communications and Learning Lead](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/jobs/68f8f5daeed200d3f142/) Atlanta, Georgia, United States ### [Legal Lead US MktAcc-PatientEng Rare&Epi](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/jobs/25ed05e97ecd17bbba6c/) Atlanta, Georgia, United States ### [RWE Senior Expert - Special Patient Populations](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ucb/jobs/246b2a72b6e68422a9e2/) Atlanta, Georgia, United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Category Leader, Global Procurement Organization, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/703dd466a85d563991a4/) Amazon · US, WA, Bellevue ### [Senior Category Manager - Global Health & Safety Procurement, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/amazon/jobs/3eccc45016518156e83c/) Amazon · US, VA, Arlington ### [Category Sourcing Analyst II - Procurement](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cargill/jobs/0e014823f1e9a7de950b/) Cargill · Wayzata, Minnesota +1 more ### [Principal Global Category Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/microsoft/jobs/63be09c14240de8870c2/) Microsoft · United States, Multiple Locations ### [Global Procurement Category Lead Engineering and Construction](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/csl/jobs/8c639616d500c1596784/) CSL · Americas, US, Remote, CSL Behring OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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