About This Role
As the Head of Operations & Launch Excellence for the Alzheimer's and Dementia Franchise, you will take a pivotal role in shaping a transformative portfolio. This Director level role is critical to the formation and success of the franchise, aligning operational excellence with strategic goals to deliver innovative treatments to patients worldwide. You will be instrumental in building franchise operations, ensuring governance readiness, and driving launch excellence for both new and existing Alzheimer's therapies. Collaborating closely with franchise leadership, and executive stakeholders, you will help set the stage for organizational readiness, create change frameworks, and oversee launch excellence milestones. This is a unique opportunity to make an immediate impact in a therapeutic area that profoundly affects thousands of lives, while contributing to the growth and success of a new franchise.
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What You'll Do
- Support the Franchise Head in building and readying the organization to launch new products by building an effective launch excellence milestone plan for all assets in the AD Franchise Portfolio, identifying and building a plan to address Alzheimer's and Dementia organizational launch excellence capabilities
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the Alzheimer's and Dementia Franchise, including tracking annual performance and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.
- Own and maintain RAID (Risks, Actions, Issues, Decisions) logs for the Franchise, escalating key items as appropriate.
- Lead governance preparation by managing key meetings, ensuring clear DACI (Decision, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) frameworks, and supporting the Franchise Head in operational excellence.
- Build and implement robust launch excellence milestone plans for all franchise assets, addressing organizational readiness across global markets.
- Develop and execute the Franchise Annual Engagement Plan to foster strong communication and collaboration across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Facilitate executive workshops and meetings, such as annual franchise planning, strategic topic discussions, and launch planning initiatives.
- Partner with finance teams to oversee portfolio-level budgets and ensure effective resource allocation.
- Support team-building efforts by conducting an annual Health Check, building and executing a Capability Building Plan, and organizing recognition activities to maintain a high-performing team culture.
- Monitor and implement change management frameworks to guide the organization through its launch journey.
- Ensure governance readiness by achieving key milestones, particularly for pre-launch activities in the fourth quarter.
- Collaborate with franchise leadership to onboard new team members and align the organization with franchise goals.
Who You Are
You are a proactive leader energized by the opportunity to build and optimize operational frameworks that drive strategic success. With a deep understanding of Alzheimer's therapies and the associated complexities, you bring strong analytical and organizational skills to the table. You possess exceptional relationship-building skills and an ability to inspire confidence at all levels, from executives to cross-functional teams. Your passion for operational excellence and your ability to transform strategy into action make you the ideal candidate for this impactful role.
Required Skills
- 10+ years of overall experience in project or portfolio management within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or a highly regulated industry.
- 7+ years of experience in Launch Excellence, including pre-, peri-, and post-launch activities in global markets, with at least 3 years of managing Global Franchise Operations and/or R&D Portfolios.
- Proven track record of success in Portfolio and Project Management, including R&D and global launch experiences.
- Exceptional analytical and business acumen with demonstrated success in preparing governance cases at executive levels.
- Certification in Project and/or Program Management, Lean Six Sigma, and/or Business Improvement.
- Outstanding relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex organizational structures and work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Preferred Skills
- MBA degree preferred.
- Strong change management expertise with a history of guiding organizations through significant transitions.
Job Level: Management
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is: $196,000.00-$270,000.00
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.