Information Governance Lead

About This Role

As the Information Governance Lead, you will play a pivotal role enhancing and executing Biogen's global Information Governance program. This program is vital in ensuring the company's data is managed effectively across its lifecycle. Reporting to the US Privacy and Governance Lead and part of the Privacy and Data Protection team, you will spearhead the overall strategy for the program and develop organizational processes and procedures to achieve governance goals and uphold data lifecycle standards and best practices. As a thought leader, you will be accountable for developing appropriate program materials and trainings to educate stakeholders on governance principles, policies, and procedures. You will proactively engage with various business departments to implement practices that align with Biogen's policies and standards for data management.

What You'll Do

• Develop, maintain, and implement policies and procedures for managing, storing, retaining, and deleting physical/electronic content and records.
• Lead the strategy and maturation of data classification and lifecycle management capabilities, focusing on unstructured data.
• Drive the implementation of data management and information governance best practices across the enterprise.
• Act as a liaison with business functions for information classification, labelling, and data and records management practices.
• Enhance strategy and governance over archiving services for structured and unstructured data.
• Ensure records are managed in compliance with company procedures, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Advise business on data and information management requirements, including during acquisition/divestiture activities and new system implementations.
• Identify and implement improvements in procedure and process efficiency and effectiveness via a continuous improvement approach.
• Partner with Learning team to create effective training materials to educate employees on records and data management policies, best practices and procedures.
• Collaborate with function-specific data governance programs to enable a unified perspective of data governance.
• Work with the Data Protection team to ensure the protection of Biogen's most valuable data.

Who You Are

You are a proactive leader dedicated to delivering results. You excel as a collaborative business partner with deep expertise in records management. Your approach includes understanding the business and knowing how to help colleagues become more aware of data, records and how to effectively and compliantly manage both across their lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in Information Governance, Records Management, Data Management, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data and records classification and management principles and best practices, and digital preservation theory and practice.
• Direct and demonstrated experience developing, planning, implementing and maturing data management and information governance programs and data lifecycle management strategies.
• Solution and results oriented with strong business and operational judgment.
• Strong project management and organizational skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for effective communication across all levels of management and departments.
• Self-motivated and able to operate independently and in a team environment. Works effectively in a matrixed environment.
• Experience indirectly managing other team members, helping to supervise or review their work or responsibilities.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (business management or computer science preferred) or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in biotech/pharmaceutical industries, with understanding of relevant regulations strongly preferred.
• Certified Records Manager (CRM), Information Governance Professional (IGP), or related certifications in data/security.
• An M.S. in Library Science, Information Science, or Computer Science.

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Job Level: Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $149,000.00-$205,000.00

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.

Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote

Job ID: Biogen-REQ21323

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-07-24T23:59:48