About this role
About This Role:
As the Head of Clinical Trial Delivery, you will play a pivotal role in the Leadership Team for Quantitative Sciences & Development Operations (QSDO). You will lead the charge in clinical trial delivery across all Biogen Disease Areas, taking broad responsibility for a diverse portfolio of clinical programs in Neuroscience, Rare Disease, and MS/Immunology therapeutic areas, alongside Real World Evidence. This role is crucial in providing strategic operational leadership to optimize the execution of clinical trials and programs. You will have the opportunity to participate in decision-making bodies and contribute to strategic plans, developing strong relationships with multiple stakeholders across Biogen. Accountable for setting and executing the clinical operational strategic direction for all programs, you will ensure excellence in high-quality delivery to budget. Your leadership will also encompass developing robust oversight mechanisms and consistently driving efficient processes with your Clinical Trial Delivery team.
What You’ll Do:
- Oversee clinical trial delivery for Neuroscience, Rare Disease, and MS/Immunology therapeutic areas.
- Provide strategic operational leadership for planning and delivering Biogen’s clinical trial portfolio.
- Drive operational excellence and innovation in clinical trial execution.
- Collaborate with Development Unit Heads and other functional leaders across R&D and beyond.
- Set and execute clinical operational strategic direction for all therapeutic areas and Real-World Evidence.
- Manage resource allocation, including a budget of ~ 30M and clinical trial budget accountability of 300M.
- Lead a team of approximately 75 FTEs, including line managers and clinical operations program leads.
- Develop and maintain oversight mechanisms for study delivery, agnostic of the sourcing model.
- Evaluate and navigate key business challenges for QSDO operational delivery.
- Support long-term innovation and deploy solutions to optimize clinical trial delivery.
- Represent the Clinical Trial Delivery function in senior executive forums.
Who You Are:
You are a seasoned leader with a strategic mindset and a passion for clinical development. Your ability to collaborate across functions and influence strategic plans is unmatched. You excel in environments with some degree of ambiguity, navigating challenges with independence and prioritizing effectively. Your executive presence and strong communication skills enable you to represent your function confidently at senior management levels. You are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
Required Skills:
- 15+ years of experience in clinical development and clinical operations disciplines with a focus on immunology.
- Proven ability to lead a team of 25+ line employees.
- Strong understanding of the regulatory environment, including GCP and clinical trial regulations.
- Proven experience in R&D project leadership and leading complex cross-functional initiatives.
- Executive presence and the ability to represent functions in senior executive forums.
- Strong project management skills and experience in global cross-functional projects.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with experience engaging senior management.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and deliver results independently.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience leading initiatives across multiple phases of development.
- Strong strategic planning and influencing capabilities.
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Additional Information
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.
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About Biogen
Founded in 1978, Biogen is a leading biotechnology company that pioneers innovative science to deliver new medicines to transform patients’ lives and to create value for shareholders and our communities.
We apply deep understanding of human biology and leverage different modalities, to advance first-in-class treatments or therapies that deliver superior outcomes. Our approach is to take bold risks, balanced with return on investment to deliver long-term growth.
With approximately 7,000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Baar, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Solothurn, Switzerland. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries.
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What you'll do
- Oversee clinical trial delivery for various therapeutic areas and provide strategic operational leadership for Biogen’s clinical trial portfolio. Manage resource allocation and ensure high-quality delivery to budget while developing oversight mechanisms.
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