Sr. R&D Project Manger
About The Position
The Senior R&D Project Manager is part of Biogen’s Development Project Management Team within the Program and Portfolio Management department, which provides strategic and operational drug development leadership across the Development portfolio. The role partners with Development Asset Leads and global cross-functional project teams to advance the portfolio and deliver medicines to patients. The position ensures high-quality planning and execution of drug development programs and strategic R&D initiatives. It supports internal functional alignment, integrated project planning, tracking and verification of deliverables and milestones, risk identification and mitigation, and timely communication with stakeholders. The role also manages scope and supports development of a global Integrated Development Plan that connects asset strategy with operational objectives. The job is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a hybrid arrangement requiring weekly onsite presence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; a scientific-focused degree is a plus.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, drug development, or project management.
- Knowledge of or previous experience with drug development processes and applying project management tools and processes in cross-functional settings.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, adapt to change, and make rapid, disciplined decisions to enable agile execution.
- Proven ability to network and collaborate across multiple teams and achieve results.
- Advanced degree in a relevant discipline may be considered in combination with relevant industry experience.
Nice To Haves
- Higher degree (e.g., MS, MBA, or PhD), ideally with a scientific focus.
- Experience in global regulatory submission planning for drug development, including IND submissions, filing requirements, schedules, and dependencies across functional areas.
- Experience developing integrated timelines or Gantt charts and using project management systems and collaboration tools such as Planisware, Microsoft Project, OnePager Pro/Express, MS Teams, and O365 SharePoint.
- PMP certification.
Responsibilities
- Ensure internal functional alignment and develop integrated project timelines.
- Track and verify completion of project deliverables and milestones.
- Identify and mitigate project risks, and communicate status to relevant partners through regular and ad hoc reports.
- Manage project scope and support creation of a global Integrated Development Plan articulating asset strategy and operational objectives.
- Collaborate with Development Project Teams to create and execute project plans and deliver project milestones.
- Lead Development teams and make judgment-based decisions.
- Manage workload, set personal and team priorities, and adjust them as needed.
- Build effective teamwork among team members with diverse working styles.
Benefits
- Short- and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Fitness and wellness programs, including fitness reimbursement.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- At least 15 days of paid vacation and year-end shutdown time off from December 26 to 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 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
Senior
