Job Description

This position has potential to be remote unless candidate is local to Boston. If in Boston, position will be hybrid based in Cambridge. Remote only for those out of state. 

About This Role 
The Associate Director, Field Excellence Lead, Specialty supports flawless execution against the strategic objectives of customer facing commercial field teams. This role reports to the head of field excellence and operations and collaborates with the Specialty business unit to optimize, represent and enable commercial field-based employees. The key goal of this position is to readily translate and transfer information from HQ to the field and back to enable agile decision making while achieving a high standard of execution in a dynamic launch environment.

  
What You’ll Do 
•    Align field team with business unit strategic objectives through operational initiatives, leadership reporting and executional expectation setting
•    Understand adoption of HQ strategy to help the business unit and field leaders be more effective and prioritize the workstreams and operational tools that will have the largest potential impact
•    Gatekeeper for HQ communication to field teams to ensure appropriate visibility for key brand, compliance, and home-office messages and maximize time spent with customers
•    Collaborate with incentive compensation (IC) team to align business unit strategy and IC 
•    Represent and appropriately prioritize the needs of the business unit to internal operations and data teams
•    Support and strengthen inter-company operational relationships

Who You Are 
You enjoy being involved in what is happening and rolling up your sleeves to see a project succeed. You’re able to confidently present your ideas to leadership because you listen and get feedback from stakeholders in all relevant roles and at all levels.

Qualifications

Required Skills:
•    5+ years Commercial experience (Marketing and/or Operations)
•    Operational experience working with a large number of stakeholders on firm deadlines
•    Commercial biotech/pharma experience
•    Executive presence with experience presenting to VP+ stakeholders
•    Detail oriented with a history of bringing projects to completion

Preferred Skills
•    Field sales experience
•    MBA or entrepreneurial experience
•    Excel fluency

Education: Bachelor’s Degree; Advanced Degree preferred

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is $134,300 to $223,800. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, job related years of relevant experience, internal equity, and location of the job. Additionally, this role is eligible for participation in Biogen’s LTI grants and other incentive programs. Biogen offers a full range of benefits that include medical, dental, life, long and short-term disability insurances, vacation, end-of-year shutdown, and 401K participation and matching contributions.

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

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.