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Biogen · 5 hours ago

Associate Director, Feasibility - Internal Strategy, Operations & Process

Biogen is a mid-sized biotechnology company committed to excellence and innovation. The Associate Director, Feasibility will lead internal strategy and operational excellence initiatives, driving process optimization and serving as a key member of study management teams to shape feasibility strategy for clinical research programs.

BiotechnologyHealth CareNeuroscienceTherapeutics
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Responsibilities

Lead internal initiatives that enhance Feasibility operations, strategy, communications, and team process efficiency
Identify opportunities to effectively scale and improve processes in support of continuous innovation
Drive process improvement, SOP/work instruction development, and change management
Enhance team use of project management tools and digital platforms
Provide leadership, mentorship, and (as applicable) line management to team members
Serve as feasibility strategy lead for Biogen clinical research programs
Generate data-driven insights to support decision-making and operational trial performance. Support all relevant governance and planning meetings (e.g., Baseline Forum, business development due diligence, etc.) Engage with program and study teams to build and analyze what-if scenarios and enrollment modelling for impact to clinical trial operational designs, timelines and operational costs
Deliver critical, data-driven evaluation of the clinical trial protocol and supporting documents, to proactively identify study strengths and potential risks
Build, manage, and optimize SharePoint sites and knowledge management structures
Develop high-quality PowerPoint visualizations and support rebranding of Feasibility deliverables
Partner with Director to continue to build Center of Excellence by developing process standards and tools. Lead and support Director with the setting up of the general framework for team including general processes, standing meetings, overarching governance, goals, and/or presentations related to team objectives, etc
Continually evaluate industry landscape, lead identification, and assessment of innovative approaches. Identify, build, and manage effective relationships with academic, corporate and vendor consortiums, acting as key point of contact and subject matter expert (SME) on Biogen’s existing feasibility related portfolio of platforms, tools and systems
Act as deputy for FCoE Director (e.g., in study governance meetings) and/or act as thought partner for strategic direction of FCoE

Qualification

Clinical operations experienceData analysisProcess optimizationProject managementClinical trial designChange managementLean methodologiesSix SigmaAgile methodologiesMentoring

Required

Minimum 10-12 years of biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO clinical operations experience in combination of internal project management/process optimization, study feasibility, and/or study design optimization and/or clinical operations project management at a global level
Experience in developing and rolling out portfolio wide initiatives to improve existing processes and tools
Proven experience in data analysis and interpretation to inform strategic decision making, project management, developing study delivery strategies and tactical operational plans aligned to the commercial and regulatory objectives. Deep analytical and or AI skills an advantage
Strong understanding of all aspects of clinical drug development, with particular emphasis on clinical trial design, trial execution, and strong knowledge about the feasibility and planning process of a program and/or study

Preferred

Experience project managing end-to-end initiatives and workstreams, preferably with experience in PM methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, etc
End-to-end initiative-implementation experience from the business side (requirements gathering, UAT, change management, and adoption metrics)

Benefits

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

Company

Biogen is an American biotechnology company that provides therapeutics for neurological, autoimmune, and rare diseases.

H1B Sponsorship

Biogen has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (100)
2024 (93)
2023 (101)
2022 (134)
2021 (104)
2020 (114)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1.5B
Key Investors
JP Morgan
2023-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
1991-09-27IPO

Leadership Team

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Robin C. Kramer
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Priya Singhal
Executive Vice President, Head of Development
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