Associate Director, Launch Excellence, US Lupus

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

2d•$164,000 - $225,500

About The Position

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director, US Launch Excellence, Lupus to lead integrated launch readiness and execution for the U.S. market. The role is central to a cross-functional effort spanning Marketing, Medical, Market Access, Insights and Analytics, Commercial Operations, IT, HR, and other functions. The position connects the U.S. commercial team to complex launch efforts and tailors launch planning to the scale and complexity of the U.S. market. As a program leader, this role drives launch governance, planning discipline, and execution across multiple workstreams. It ensures launch activities are aligned, risks are mitigated, and plans respond to real-time insights. The role also partners with Global and U.S. teams and launch-planning counterparts across Biogen North America to coordinate interdependencies and share best practices. The base compensation range is $164,000–$225,500. Regular employees may receive short- and long-term incentives, including cash bonuses and equity incentives. Biogen offers a competitive benefits package supporting employees’ and families’ physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 8 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, with significant launch planning, launch readiness, or launch program management experience.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional launch-planning efforts for at least one major product launch.
Deep understanding of launch governance, launch-readiness processes, milestone planning, and cross-functional execution.
Ability to manage complex, multi-workstream programs with numerous stakeholders and competing priorities.
Strong project-management, risk-management, and dependency-management capabilities.
Exceptional organizational, facilitation, and follow-through skills.
Ability to influence without authority and drive accountability across matrixed teams.
Experience developing and managing launch-planning tools, dashboards, and reporting systems.
Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments with a high degree of ambiguity.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain the integrated U.S. lupus launch plan, aligning all functional workstreams.
Lead the U.S. Launch Operations Team and coordinate weekly, monthly, and milestone-based launch governance meetings.
Drive accountability for launch deliverables, milestones, and readiness activities across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Patient Services, Insights & Analytics, Operations, IT, HR, and other enabling functions.
Monitor progress against the launch plan and proactively identify risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and critical-path activities.
Facilitate issue resolution and escalate launch-critical decisions to appropriate governance forums.
Maintain launch-readiness dashboards, action trackers, risk registers, and decision logs.
Ensure cross-functional teams are prepared for key launch milestones and readiness reviews.
Partner with Global and U.S. teams to coordinate timelines, transition points, and interdependencies.
Continuously improve launch governance, planning processes, reporting tools, and operating cadence.
Collaborate with launch-planning counterparts across Biogen North America to share best practices and maintain consistency in launch-planning approaches.
Develop launch updates, readiness assessments, and strategic recommendations, proactively communicating key decisions, risks, and opportunities to leadership.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Fitness and wellness programs, including fitness reimbursement.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and year-end shutdown time off from December 26 through December 31.
Up to 12 company-paid holidays and 3 paid days off for Personal Significance.
80 hours of sick time per calendar year.
Paid maternity and parental leave.
401(k) program with company-matched contributions.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year.
Employee Resource Groups participation.
Short- and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, for regular employees.