Director, Medical Congress Excellence & Innovation - Global Medical Affairs

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

About The Position

Shapes and drives Biogen’s global medical congress strategy and operations, leading a high-performing team to deliver strategic communications, digital innovation, cross-functional alignment, and end-to-end excellence for priority global congresses. Maintains hands-on expertise by personally leading at least one major congress annually. This role owns enterprise-wide governance and champions digital transformation—implementing new technologies, creating transparent Synapse governance pages, and embedding enterprise priorities and insight-gathering strategies. It also leads cross-functional collaboration frameworks and drives digital enablement to enhance engagement, streamline operations, and improve efficiency across planning and execution.

Requirements

Advanced degree in life sciences, communications, or related field (MA, MS, MBA, PhD, PharmD).
8+ years in medical or commercial congress strategy and execution within pharma/biotech or related field (or 10+ years hybrid experience).
Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex, global projects in a matrixed environment.
Strong strategic planning and prioritization skills with experience leading governance and developing frameworks; excellent communication and stakeholder management.
Demonstrated expertise in digital engagement strategies and congress technology implementation.
Experience building governance frameworks and leading cross-functional integration initiatives.
Familiarity with AI applications and emerging technologies for event management and scientific engagement.

Responsibilities

Evolve, communicate, and manage a shared framework for prioritizing congresses based on pre-defined criteria to enable effective resource allocation.
Build upon and communicate an approach for delivering congress excellence across functions (Development, Medical, Research, Commercial), therapeutic areas, and geographies.
Lead and oversee the Global Medical Congress Execution team; provide mentorship, professional growth and development opportunities; ensure effective end-to-end operational delivery of prioritized congresses.
Personally lead execution for at least one global medical congress annually to maintain hands-on expertise and drive continuous process improvement.
Partner with internal stakeholders (PR, IR, and other corporate functions) to ensure GM congress strategy aligns with enterprise strategy and objectives.
Develop standard KPIs for congress execution and lead data sourcing and reporting parameters fit for leadership decision-making and innovation.
Drive digital innovation by implementing new congress technologies (apps, digital platforms) to enhance communication and engagement across TAs with enterprise-wide coordination.
Create and maintain Synapse pages to communicate congress governance frameworks and structures for transparency and alignment.
Ensure congress planning incorporates enterprise priorities and facilitates insight gathering across functions.
Lead governance framework evolution and standardization across global congresses; integrate best practices and innovative solutions.
Evaluate emerging technologies and innovations to optimize congress workflows and enhance attendee experience.

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