Associate Director, Medical Strategy & Operations Lead Specialty Care & Evidence Generation

Biogen

Job Location:

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 162000 - 223000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About This Role

The Associate Director Medical Strategy & Operations (S&O) Lead is a strategic operations leader within North America (NA) Medical Affairs and a core member of the Specialty Care & Evidence Generation (SC&EG) Medical Leadership Team reporting to the Head of Medical Strategy Operations and Excellence (MSO&E) North America. The role drives strategy-to-execution integration enterprise alignment and coordination of governance processes and operating rhythm across the SC&EG and Biogen North America.

The role partners closely with the SC&EG Head and Medical leadership team to help advance strategic integration across Medical leadership Field teams Medical Excellence Operations Global Medical and Biogen North America stakeholders (including Commercial and Market Access). The role identifies opportunities and supports alignment between BNA enterprise priorities and NA Medical strategy and helps ensure clarity coordinated execution and effective flow of information and decisions across functions.

The S&O Lead supports the design and maintenance of governance alignment and operating structures that pull through strategy to enable coordinated execution across functions. This includes clarifying decision rights ensuring appropriate ownership and maintaining visibility of priorities and performance across the Therapeutic Area.

The role plays an important part in advancing the Medical S&O functions strategic integrator model helping connect strategy governance and execution across the Therapeutic Area while building toward broader enterprise leadership responsibilities.

What Youll Do

Serve as a strategic thought partner to the SC&EG Head and Medical leadership team supporting the identification of execution risks operational challenges and opportunities for alignment.

Drive and facilitate the integration of strategy-to-execution planning across planning cycles (AOP ICP long-range planning) helping translate strategic priorities into coordinated execution plans and measurable milestones.

Drive and coordinate the operating rhythm for the SC&EG Medical team including milestone tracking governance forums KPI integration and preparation for leadership reviews.

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure Medical priorities and activities are appropriately represented within the broader BNA operating cadence.

Facilitate effective information flow and strategic communication across Medical leadership enterprise partners and key governance forums.

Develop and support preparation of executive materials and strategic narratives that communicate Medical priorities progress risks and key decisions for leadership audiences.

Partner with Finance and medical SC&EG LT to lead budget planning monitoring and performance tracking for the Therapeutic Area.

Help identify execution risks structural barriers and cross-functional dependencies facilitating alignment and resolution with appropriate stakeholders.

Support coordination between NA Medical and Global Medical teams to ensure alignment across strategic initiatives and key workstreams.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance operating clarity governance effectiveness and enterprise collaboration.

Promote a culture of accountability transparency and cross-functional partnership within the Therapeutic Area and broader Medical organization.

Who You Are

You are a strategic leader who operates effectively at the intersection of strategy governance and execution in a complex matrixed organization. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity influencing stakeholders without formal authority and helping drive alignment across cross-functional teams. You combine strong business acumen financial discipline and operational rigor with clear communication and structured problem-solving. You balance enterprise perspective with Medical integrity and scientific rigor.

Required Skills

BA/BS required; advanced degree (MBA MS PhD) preferred.
7 years of pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience required.
7 years of relevant experience in biopharma strategy operations consulting Medical Affairs or related enterprise-facing roles required.
Experience supporting cross-functional planning governance processes or program management required.
Demonstrated business and financial acumen.
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to influence across a matrixed organization without direct authority.
Strong command of core business tools (Excel PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Skills

Experience working in alliance or cross-enterprise environments.
Global Medical or affiliate experience.
Experience in financial planning.
Change management experience.

Job Level: Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $162000.00-$223000.00

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 $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 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 onto 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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About This RoleThe Associate Director Medical Strategy & Operations (S&O) Lead is a strategic operations leader within North America (NA) Medical Affairs and a core member of the Specialty Care & Evidence Generation (SC&EG) Medical Leadership Team reporting to the Head of Medical Strategy Operations...