Director, Global Product Launch Lead
About The Position
The Director, Global Product Launch Lead is a senior individual contributor accountable for the end‑to-end governance, readiness, and execution excellence of Biogen’s global product launches and major lifecycle events. This role will specifically lead early launch activities for Lupus therapies across multiple indications, ensuring launches are supported by robust supply, quality, regulatory, and flow‑of‑goods strategies. You will partner closely with Asset Leaders and senior functional stakeholders to align commercial ambition, supply feasibility, and financial outcomes. This position offers a high degree of autonomy, empowering well-informed launch decisions based on data. It also proactively identifies risks at an early stage and implements effective mitigation strategies. You will play a critical role in accelerating time‑to‑market while strengthening enterprise launch standards and capabilities. This is a hybrid role to be based at our Headquarters in Cambridge, MA.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or similar discipline with at least 12 years of related supply chain experience within pharma/biotech. A Master’s degree with commensurate experience may also be considered.
- Deep expertise in global product launches, lifecycle management, supply chain strategy, manufacturing readiness, and flow-of-goods/legal entity models within a regulated environment.
- Financial and enterprise‑level risk assessment acumen.
- Experience with complex or constrained supply launches
- Executive communication and decision enablement with ability to influence without direct authority.
- Strong cross‑functional and matrix leadership skills.
- Advanced analytical and systems‑thinking capabilities.
Nice To Haves
- APICS certification or equivalent experience.
- Lean Six Sigma/ Green Belt certification
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve global launch governance and readiness frameworks for new strategic franchise.
- Lead launch stage‑gate criteria, endorsements, and readiness assessments.
- Provide portfolio‑level oversight of global launches and major lifecycle events.
- Facilitate strategic tradeoff decisions across timing, scope, supply, and SKU strategy.
- Design and support complex, non‑standard launch supply and flow‑of‑goods solutions.
- Define pre‑approval and managed access supply strategies where applicable.
- Identify launch risks early and drive mitigation and contingency planning.
- Deliver executive‑ready insights on launch readiness, risks, and milestones.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of launch excellence tools, playbooks, and KPIs.
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
