R&D Sr. Program Planner

Biogen•Cambridge, MA

1d•$117,000 - $156,750•Hybrid

About The Position

At Biogen, our mission is to pioneer neuroscience and transform the lives of patients. As a Senior Program Planner within R&D Portfolio Planning & Resource Management (PP&RM), you will play a critical role in enabling strategic portfolio planning across the drug discovery, development, and commercialization continuum. This position serves as a key partner to program leaders, project managers, and cross-functional teams by developing and maintaining integrated program plans that support portfolio decisions, resource forecasting, financial planning, and executive governance. You will leverage Planisware and related planning tools to ensure accurate, real-time portfolio data that informs some of the organization's most important strategic decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree - Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline preferred.
5 years of experience in program management
Must have experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.
Experience supporting drug discovery, clinical development, or portfolio planning activities.
Demonstrated experience with Planisware or similar project and portfolio management platforms.
Strong understanding of project management principles, integrated planning, and timeline management.
Knowledge of clinical development processes and key development milestones.
Experience with data quality management, reporting, and analytics.
Exceptional organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

3+ years of Planisware experience, including timeline template design and maintenance.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or formal project management training.
Experience supporting portfolio governance, resource forecasting, or financial planning activities.
Experience with scenario planning, portfolio analytics, and business reporting for senior leadership.
Knowledge of activity-based planning methodologies and portfolio management best practices.

Responsibilities

Create and manage integrated program timelines within Planisware across discovery, development, and commercial-stage programs.
Partner with program leaders, project managers, and functional representatives across Clinical Development, Regulatory, Technical Operations, Quality, and other R&D functions to build and maintain high-quality program plans.
Monitor and maintain milestone and activity dates, ensuring data accuracy and alignment across functional and integrated plans.
Develop and support scenario planning and strategic portfolio modeling as program strategies evolve.
Generate portfolio reports and analytics that support governance reviews, executive decision-making, financial planning exercises, and resource forecasting.
Collaborate with Resource Management, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics, Finance, HR, and IT teams to improve processes, reporting capabilities, and data quality.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including activity-based planning, automated resource forecasting, risk integration, dashboard development, and enhanced portfolio management capabilities.
Serve as a subject matter expert in portfolio planning tools and processes, helping maximize the value of planning systems and new platform capabilities.

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