Job Description

This role will sit in Cambridge, MA and is REQUIRED TO BE IN THE OFFICE 2+ DAYS EACH WEEK.

LEVEL OF ROLE WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH EXPERIENCE.

ABOUT THIS ROLE 

THIS SR. MANAGER/ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE STRATEGY, PORTFOLIO AND PARTNERSHIP INSIGHTS/ANALYTICS contributes to the key objectives and deliverables of the corporate strategy function towards building a multi-franchise portfolio to drive near- and long-term value creation.

You will work closely with the Corporate Strategy Disease Area Portfolio Innovation Leads and Strategic Planning Leads to support enterprise portfolio management and decision analytics. You will partner cross-functionally to advance assessment of diverse set of business questions and support partnership assessments. You will demonstrate agility with a customer focused approach and a pioneering mindset with an ability to develop trusted partnerships across the business to deliver impactful results in a high-pace environment. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO 

• Support evaluation of key business questions through PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MARKET RESEARCH, DATA ANALYTICS, AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS and engaging appropriate functions across the company
• Conduct various analyses on Biogen’s portfolio, in support of enterprise level portfolio review and prioritization and partnership efforts. Provide project Management in support of corporate portfolio.
• Monitor and provide updates on project status to key stakeholder for full awareness of goals, progress, and milestones. Deliver timely team communications across functions.
• Collaborate with internal and external cross-functional business partners to proactively identify, prioritize, facilitate, and lead projects inclusive of issue identification, problem solving and risk management with manager’s support. Vendor management.
• Conduct COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS AND BENCHMARKING to identify and incorporate industry best practices as pertains into corporate strategic initiatives. 
• TRANSLATE RESEARCH & ANALYSIS INTO ACTIONABLE BUSINESS INSIGHTS to inform key strategic initiatives, priorities, and areas for investments.
• Provide leadership in developing analytical proficiency across the Corporate Strategy team including providing analytical solutions to improve process quality and efficiency.

WHO YOU ARE

You are a detail oriented, forward thinker and are a motivated team-player with demonstrated ability to excel in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with a proactive and resourceful mentality. You excel in communication and building strong relationships at all levels of the organization. You are strategic, intellectually curious, and are results-driven with a passion for winning. You act with unparalleled ethics and integrity consistent with company values.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 5+ years’ experience in Life Sciences industry required; Adjacent functional experience in Portfolio Management, Marketing, Market Research, Decision Analytics, Forecasting, Business Development, Finance, and/or Market Access, etc. is strongly considered
• Experience conducting and/or leveraging market research, product & customer insight generation
• Proficient in data modeling, managing large data sets, leveraging analytical languages and tools, and strong data visualization skills and experience to turn data into information that helps drive decisions
• Experience in cross-functional PROJECT MANAGEMENT with business acumen, budget management, stakeholder management, portfolio management, resource management
• Proven ability to create comprehensive project plans and to manage full lifecycle of project execution with rigor and discipline around deliverable creation and quality
• Strong leadership and interpersonal team skills. Strong influencer and facilitator, able to build strong working relationships across a variety of levels, functions, and geographies
• Self-motivated and capable of operating independently with limited oversight. Strong sense of personal accountability for work tasks. Comfortable acting in a role as individual contributor and influencer
• Solid understanding of science and technology, and industry- and market-specific dynamics (E.g., Drug development, Regulatory environment, Access & reimbursement, etc.) required
• FORWARD THINKER AND WILLING TO RESPECTFULLY CHALLENGE THE NORM

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Strong technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel based data analytics and forecast modeling

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree (minimum); MBA or science-related graduate degree preferred

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

WHY BIOGEN?

Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

At Biogen, our mission is clear: we are pioneers in neuroscience. Since our founding in 1978 as one of the world’s first global biotechnology companies, Biogen has led innovative scientific research with the goal over the last decade to defeat devastating neurological diseases.

We are a team of diverse talent who show up each day to solve the unsolvable. We strive to create new possibilities and grow together. We work fearlessly and go beyond because we care deeply about making a difference and changing lives – and we partner as one Biogen toward this goal. Our people are vitally important to the success of our work in supporting patients. We empower our employees to build rewarding careers at Biogen, driven by a culture of learning that inspires all to reach higher and take initiative. We embrace outstanding talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives and foster a work environment where all are afforded equitable opportunity to do their best work.