Strategy & New Product Planning Associate

About This Role:

As the Associate for Strategy & New Product Planning you will hold a pivotal role in shaping the future of Biogen UK & Ireland. Reporting to the New Products & Strategic Planning Lead your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of strategic initiatives including new product planning affiliate strategy and business improvement projects.

This role offers significant visibility across the organization allowing you to work closely with colleagues from various functions such as Medical Value & Access Regulatory Finance External Affairs and Commercial while also interacting with regional and global teams. Through your analytical support project coordination and strategic problem-solving skills you will contribute to the UK & Ireland affiliates growth priorities ultimately influencing decisions that benefit patients.

This position is ideal for an intellectually curious and proactive individual eager to accelerate their development in a dynamic healthcare environment. You will gain exposure to senior leaders strategic decision-making processes and cross-functional collaboration all while building valuable skills in strategic planning business analysis and project delivery.

This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 50% on site office attendance per week in Maidenhead.

What Youll Do:

• Support analytical work related to new product planning launch readiness and strategic business priorities.

• Conduct market and competitor assessments to aid decision making.

• Coordinate activities across cross-functional teams and track progress against key milestones and deliverables.

• Support the identification and monitoring of project risks dependencies and actions.

• Contribute to strategic and enterprise-wide initiatives across the UK & Ireland affiliate.

• Assist with project planning coordination and execution activities across multiple workstreams.

• Gather analyze and synthesize information from various sources to inform strategic recommendations.

• Maintain project plans governance materials and action trackers to ensure successful delivery.

• Support the development of business cases analyses and strategic recommendations.

• Prepare presentations reports and briefing materials for senior stakeholders.

• Translate complex information into clear and actionable insights.

• Coordinate content for leadership meetings track actions and follow up on deliverables.

Who You Are:

You are intellectually curious proactive and thrive on solving complex business challenges. You enjoy working with data building structure in ambiguous situations and collaborating across teams to deliver results. You are comfortable navigating uncertainty working with incomplete information and bringing clarity to complex problems. You take ownership possess a strong learning mindset and are energized by working in an environment where priorities can evolve. You combine strong analytical thinking with excellent organizational and communication skills. Above all you are passionate about healthcare and motivated by the opportunity to make a meaningful impact for patients.

Required Skills:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Administration Life Sciences Health Economics or a related field.

• Professional experience in consulting pharmaceuticals biotechnology healthcare or another analytical and fast-paced environment required.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and recommendations.

• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments structuring complex problems and identifying practical solutions with limited direction.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Strong organizational and project coordination capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

• Passion for the pharmaceutical industry and improving outcomes for patients.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working on strategic planning business transformation product launch market analysis or commercial excellence initiatives.

• Experience preparing presentations analyses and recommendations for senior leadership audiences.

• Exposure to cross-functional project environments requiring stakeholder management.

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 Biogen.

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