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About This Role
At Biogen, we believe commercial innovation is critical to our patient-focused mission to caring deeply and changing lives. As the US healthcare landscape continues to evolve, the traditional pharma / biotech focused approach to bringing therapies to patients is no longer optimal. Increasingly, transformational break-through therapies will require innovative growth solutions focused on both internal strategic initative optimization and new, unique external innovations (e.g., AI tools, patient identification processes, etc.). The role involves driving strategic initiatives and fostering a culture of innovation for the Biogen North America commercial organization. This role will focus on innovating and modernizing internal operations and processes for Biogen North America via creative experimentation with new pilots and by introducing new external tools, best practices and technologies.
The Sr. Director, Head of Innovative Growth will be a key leader of a team responsible for executing high impact innovation and enterprise modernization initiatives to drive growth across the North American commercial organization. The executive has shown the ability to lead and execute within complex healthcare organizations, posseses a deep understanding of the broad US healthcare landscape, track emerging healthcare trends and the ability to map to the strategic direction of the company. The executive will be able to identify strategically important innovation themes and play the role of trusted advisor to Biogen’s Business Franchises, working collaboratively to define problem statements that can be addressed by new tools, technologies, and processes. This role reports to the Senior Vice President, External Growth & Innovation and will be responsible for the end-to-end execution of innovative growth projects as well as continued management of strategic relationships.
What You’ll Do
- Spearhead Biogen North America’s Enterprise Modernization program, working cross-functionally to continuously identify and execute on new initiatives to modernize and rethink existing ways of working and internal operations and processes
- Source and bring in novel, external solutions-providers, vendors, experts, and best practices to drive growth-driving innovations within our businesses
- Provide strategic thought partnership and expertise to business unit and functional areas to ideate, develop, refine, and execute innovation initiatives.
- Provide support to the development of business cases and investment proposals for innovation initiatives
- Provide cross-functional alignment, coordination, and communication support to ensure the successful execution and delivery of innovation initiatives
- Source and communicate external insights, research, and points of view on innovation
- Drive the annual “Innovation Pitch” event to showcase external start-ups, vendors, and solutions providers that address key challenges and needs for our business areas
- Arrange events/discussions/panels for leaders and colleagues, featuring key innovation topics and external speakers and experts.
Required Skills
- 12+ years experience across healthcare commercial disciplines (e.g. management consulting, marketing, market access, strategy, business development)
- Experience and deep understanding of healthcare ecosystems
- Strategic thinker. Understands the origin and reasoning behind key policies, practices, and procedures, as well as how and when to influence for change
- Ability to drive and lead through change and ambiguity
- Proven ability to project manage complex and innovative programs cross-functionally and with external partners
- Ability to clearly and succinctly convey ideas to key internal organizational stakeholders
- Ability to lead within the matrix. Knows how to establish and maintain momentum both through formal channels and the informal network
- Ability to work independently in executing against multiple strategic projects simultaneously under tight and rapidly evolving timelines
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
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.
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