(Sr) Network Manager, Rare Diseases (f/m/d) - Bitburg, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Neuwied

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(Sr) Network Manager, Rare Diseases (f/m/d) - Bitburg, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Essen, Neuwied

About This Role: As the (Sr) Network Manager (f/m/d) for Rare Diseases at our dynamic biotechnology company, you will play a pivotal role in the Rare Disease team, reporting directly to the Lead Network Management Rare Diseases. In this impactful position, you will ensure that healthcare professionals (HCPs) are equipped to identify patients living with rare diseases and closely collaborate with the cross-functional rare disease team. Your primary mission is to facilitate access to potentially life-changing therapies by raising disease awareness and streamlining the patient identification process across HCPs. You will be engaging with a diverse group of HCPs across multiple specialties, including General Practitioners, Orthopedists, Neurologists, and Cardiologists. You will adapt your focus and prioritize tasks in line with the evolving business needs, initially concentrating on Friedreich's Ataxia (FA), with the flexibility to shift towards additional rare disease assets as determined by the company's strategic direction. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Engage with HCPs to enhance the identification of patients with rare diseases. 
• Promote disease awareness of Friedreich’s Ataxia and facilitate patient identification within major HCP groups. 
• Educate and inform HCPs about therapy centers for rare diseases in close coordination with the KAM Rare Diseases after potential patient identification. 
• Increase the knowledge of rare diseases among defined HCP groups through direct engagement. 
• Communicate information about possible therapies for certain rare diseases and the associated testing protocols. 
• Partner with the KAM to discuss results, treatment center availability and strategic approaches. 
• Advocate for and implement omnichannel strategies to support the Biogen portfolio and disease awareness activities effectively. 
• Contribute to the development of market and customer insights in emerging therapeutic areas. 
• Gain a deep understanding of rare disease market within therapeutic area, HCP landscape, HCP priorities and patient decision-making processes as well as patient journey. 
• Lead market research initiatives, including conducting surveys and testing concepts with HCPs. 

Who You Are: You are an ambitious strategic thinker with a passion for advancing healthcare in the field of rare diseases. Your ability to communicate effectively and engage with new target groups and individuals enables you to achieve access, drive awareness and support early diagnosis. You are adaptable, ready to shift focus as business priorities evolve, and committed to maintaining the highest ethical standards in all aspects of your work. You thrive in an environment where you can educate and advocate, and you have a track record of remaining resilient even in difficult circumstances. Your approach is innovative, leveraging omnichannel strategies to maximize outreach and impact. You leverage all technical opportunities to enhance your way of working to maximize efficiency. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in life sciences, economics or qualification as pharmaceutical representative according to art. 75 medicines act (Arzneimittelgesetz - AMG) 
• Fluent in German and English  
• 3+ years of commercial experience in the hospital/academic medical center/biotech industry 
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a variety of HCPs 
• Experience in disease awareness initiatives and educational engagements is a plus 
• High degree of learning agility to learn/understand Rare Disease administration 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and handle risk and uncertainty 
• Must have experience working in a commercial team that was a part of a multifunctional team to address patient/caregiver needs 
• Experienced in independent customer planning and CRM systems is a must 
• Preferred experience in Rare Diseases  
• High willingness to travel (including overnight-stays) is mandatory  

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.