Executive Director, Development Asset Lead
About The Position
As the Executive Director of Development Asset Leadership at Biogen, you will accelerate scientific promise into patient impact by shaping the strategy, execution, and success of a diverse portfolio of innovative therapies spanning multiple therapeutic areas and modalities. This role is ideal for a seasoned development leader who thrives at the intersection of science, strategy, and people leadership. Tasked with leading and mentoring a subset of Development Asset Leads (DALs), you will lead expert professionals and ensure the strategic application of resources across early development clinical stage and/or marketed assets while influencing some of Biogen’s most important portfolio decisions. Your leadership will be instrumental in driving consistency and best practices in Development Asset Team leadership, liaising extensively with cross-functional leaders to support teams representing assets at portfolio governance forums. As a key figure in our strategic planning, you will mentor those who develop and execute integrated asset plans that align with our overarching business goals, fostering collaboration across functions and ensuring seamless execution of project plans. Your role promises real-world contributions to the therapeutic areas we cover, influencing both regional and global accountability and ensuring our projects align with Biogen's vision.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced degree strongly preferred (MS/MD/PhD/PharmD/MBA).
- At least 13 years of drug development experience in pharma or biotech.
- Strong people management skills.
- Proven track record of strategic leadership in cross-functional or portfolio roles.
- Experience in creating and executing clinical development plans aligned to broader strategies.
- Scientifically and clinically astute with strong learning agility.
- Ability to understand competitive and business implications of emerging scientific data.
Nice To Haves
- Deep understanding of Minimum and Target Product Profile concepts.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements for drug development and registration.
- Experience in development and execution of early clinical studies for clinical proof-of-concept.
- Experience managing development strategy within a highly complex pipeline environment.
- Experience preparing assets for regulatory interactions.
- Successful participation in NDA, BLA, MAA, or equivalent regulatory submissions a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of Development Asset Leads, provide strategic oversight for optimized program optionality
- Establish and promote best practices for leadership of matrixed teams and efficient communication of portfolio value, risk, and cost.
- Guide teams through critical development milestones including IND-enabling activities, first-in-human studies, proof-of-concept generation, and lifecycle planning.
- Guide teams in developing program integrated asset plans, optimizing value creation and efficient execution.
- Foster innovative approaches to accelerating development timelines while maintaining scientific rigor.
- Ensure team drives accountability among functional team members, integrating functional level plans with overarching asset strategies while balancing scientific opportunity, risk, probability of success, competitive differentiation and resource allocation.
- Represent assets in discussions with senior stakeholders and at portfolio governance forums.
- Engage with stakeholders to support asset execution and portfolio decision-making, integrating scientific and business considerations.
- Cultivate a strong team culture that facilitates effective planning and execution of asset strategies.
- Contribute to the department community of practice to share insights and promote program synergies.
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
Manager
