Associate Director Medical Operational Excellence Strategic Initiatives - US Medical Affairs
Associate Director Medical Operational Excellence Strategic Initiatives - US Medical Affairs
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
About This Role
As the Associate Director Medical Operational Excellence and Strategic Initiatives you will lead enterprise level operational initiatives and major crossfunctional events across the North American Medical Team at Biogen. This role centers on orchestrating strategic projects and major events that shape how NA Medical operates while also identifying opportunities to innovate and streamline processes through digital solutions.
Youll manage high visibility programs such as the National Summit Meeting (NSM) NA Medical annual Plan of Action meetings (POA) field system rollouts and capability building frameworks. In addition to this core responsibility youll also lead the exploration and integration of digital innovations and emerging technologies that can improve field engagement and operational workflows. Reporting to the Head of Medical Strategy Operations and Excellence (North America) this role combines operational leadership with strategic and innovation support.
What Youll Do:
Enterprise Project & Event Management
- Support enterpriselevel system and capability rollouts (e.g. Veeva enhancements Launch Excellence framework etc. collaborating across therapeutic areas and functions.
- Lead the planning and of NA Medicals major crossfunctional meetings including the National Summit Meeting (NSM) and Plan of Action (POA) ensuring alignment across functions and seamless .
- Oversee the development of scalable operational frameworks that drive process optimization and enable crossTA .
- Lead the governance of Operational Excellence (OE) aligning internal stakeholders around shared priorities and continuous improvement efforts.
- Manage the monthly agenda planning and speaker coordination for the Extended NA Medical Leadership Team (Extended LT) ensuring strategic content delivery and leadership alignment.
Digital Innovation & Benchmarking Leadership
- Identify assess and pilot emerging technologies (e.g. AI omnichannel automation) that enhance the impact of NA Medicals operations and external engagement.
- Organize and facilitate monthly lunch and learn sessions to explore innovation trends across NA Medical.
- Host quarterly ideation sessions for the Extended LT to drive collaboration and idea generation.
- Serve as a connector with external benchmarking groups (e.g. MAPS best practices consortiums) and internal partners like EG&I to stay ahead of innovation trends.
- Engage regularly with Field Directors and Medical Directors Office stakeholders to surface opportunities for digital integration into operational workflows.
Medical Strategy Operations & Excellence (SO&E) Partnership
- Act as a trusted partner to the Head of SO&E supporting highpriority strategic initiatives and enabling seamless crossteam collaboration.
- Coordinate efforts across teams and support communication alignment and on special projects.
- Have a high level of agility providing operational bandwidth when needed to ensure key NA Medical items are executed rapidly and in alignment with stakeholders.
Who You Are:
You are an accomplished professional with a strategic mindset strong project management skills and experience in digital initiatives. You bring energy structure and creativity to largescale programs and thrive in matrixed environments where influence and collaboration are essential. Youre excited by both high impact events and the behind the scenes work that makes strategic possible.
Qualifications :
Required Skills
- Bachelors degree is required. Advanced Scientific or Clinical degree (e.g. MD PhD PharmD) is preferred.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry is required.
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in medical affairs operations vendor or contract management research operations budget management or related fields is required.
- Demonstrated program/project management expertise in crossfunctional and matrixed environments is required.
- Experience executing digital projects (e.g. AI omnichannel) preferably in medical affairs or life sciences is required.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to develop scalable frameworks and tools is required.
- Proven ability to create and manage documents such as SOPs JDs and training aids to support organizational development and operational improvements is required.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced Scientific or Clinical degree (e.g. MD PhD PharmD) is preferred.
- MBA and/or PMP certification or equivalent (e.g. PgMP Lean/Six Sigma) is preferred.
- Previous experience in medical affairs operations or field system enablement (e.g. Veeva) is preferred.
- Proven business acumen through MBA or relevant experience is preferred.
- Skilled in Excel PowerPoint Smartsheet and collaboration tools (e.g. Teams Outlook) is preferred.
Additional Information :
The base salary range for this position is $159000 $219000. Base salary offered is determined though 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 longterm 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 wellbeing; including but not limited to:
- Medical Dental Vision & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short and LongTerm Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional endofyear shutdown time off (Dec 26Dec 31
- Up to 12 company paid holidays 3 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 $10000 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 midsized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a wellestablished 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 lifechanging 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 EVerify Employer in the United States.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
