Job Description

About This Role

The Director, Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology (PO&T) Business Operations, synthesizes technical, financial, and business information to provide insights to enable EVP PO&T decision-making. This includes decisions locally to PO&T and those requiring EC and/or Board level approval. In this high visibility role, you are responsible for technical and financial analysis required to enable critical strategic and investment decisions for the EVP of PO&T. The Director, PO&T Business Operations collaborates with internal subject matter experts (SMEs) to support analysis and recommendations and is responsible for integrating external benchmarking and other relevant external comparators into analyses. You will collaborate across multiple disciplines within PO&T (e.g. asset leads, supply chain, development, manufacturing) and partners with other business units (e.g. Research, Development, Business Development) as needed to support conclusions and recommendations. In this role, you will lead and influence across internal and external stakeholders and customers to successfully deliver on objectives and timelines. The Director, PO&T Business Operations, provides meaningful strategic, technical, financial, and thought leadership for long-term objectives across PO&T’s scope.

What You'll Do

• Provide technical, financial, and business information insights in support of EVP PO&T decision making. May include due diligence for business development.
• Lead technical and financial analysis to enable critical strategic and investment decisions. Includes recommendation development and cohesive integration of complex data and information.
• Lead and influence across internal and external stakeholders and customers to successfully deliver on objectives and timelines.
• Identify, develop, and foster relationships with outside partners and innovators to support and substantiate analyses.

Who You Are

You love to think critically about strategic options and are passionate about using and interpreting data to drive key business decisions. You love learning across various scientific and technology areas and have strong financial acumen. You enjoy working through collaboration.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering or related field
• Master’s of Business Administration or other similar degree/experience
• 15+ years of Biotechnology, pharmaceutical or similar highly regulated industry experience including experience in manufacturing operations and strategic planning with engagement in Technology, Development or Engineering.
• Ability to distill complex technical and financial information to enable decision making.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across multiple disciplines in the organization.
• Demonstrated political savviness and ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Ability to integrate information across multiple business units.
• High learning agility, and information synthesis.
• Highly collaborative, seeks to understand the perspectives of the business from those working in the space and provide solutions.
• Ability to identify risks and potential issues or obstacles and escalate appropriately.

Additional Information

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.