Associate Director, Strategy & Operations Lead - Neuropsychiatry (US Medical Affairs)

Job Description

About This Role

The Associate Director, Strategy & Operations (S&O) Lead - Neuropsychiatry (US Medical Affairs) is a strategic partner within Biogen, who will take a lead role in owning and managing critical operational aspects of US Medical. The S&O Lead’s role focuses on two key objectives: The primary objective is to support strategic planning and execution of plans and projects for the Neuropsychiatry (NP) Therapeutic Area (TA), in partnership with NP’s Head. The secondary objective is to support the overall strategy and execution efforts for all of US medical, in close collaboration with the Head of Medical Strategy, Operations and Excellence (MSOE).

The S&O Lead is a critical member of the NP medical leadership team (NPMLT) and reports to the Head of Medical Strategy, Operations and Excellence (MSOE). They organize and prioritize critical issues and required information to facilitate decision making and serve as the primary strategic liaison between the NP Head, other members of the NPMLT, members of the NAMLT, Global Medical Teams, Corporate Partners (Sage Therapeutics) and the US cross functional teams. Within this role, the person is expected to provide oversight and guidance to critical operational activities (e.g. decision support (AOP, ICP), audit readiness, meeting planning and execution, onboarding, project management, etc.) both across NP and other areas within US Medical. This role also serves as a key partner with Medical Operations worldwide network to drive consistency in approach across all of Biogen Medical. Biogen’s priority is to continue to foster and enable a diverse and inclusive workforce – representing age, gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, Veterans, and people with disabilities – that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve.

What You’ll Do

• Be a Trusted Strategic Partner to the US Head of NP, including proactively highlighting business critical risks/opportunities, representing NP at NAMLT as a delegate and planning / directing the most critical organizational, financial, and operational activities.
• Be a leader and key collaborator in all matters related to the Sage-Biogen alliance including but not limited to: Plan and lead JMASC meetings, in partnership with the Head of NP, working closely with the Global and US Heads of NP and other NPLT members to ensure alignment on all alliance strategy and execution matters, bridging communication gaps within medical and cross functionally, raising potential gaps proactively, and leading / supporting efforts to strengthen alliance systems, processes, and teams.
• Support building the overarching US NP medical strategy / plan in close collaboration with US Head of NP medical and NPMLT members to ensure alignment and execution of the assigned targets.
• Having a deep understanding of business acumen, as the responsible person for financial oversight of the US NP budget from development through execution, working closely with NP LT, finance, and Head of MSO&E to ensure US NP stays within +/- 5% of annual target. The role may also require additional financial oversight of other US Medical areas.
• Project / Program management, including identifying, supporting, and leading continuous improvement efforts to reduce barriers of execution throughout all TAs and functions within US Medical

• Develop presentation and communication materials, in collaboration with US Medical leaders, in a clear and visually appealing manner suitable for sharing with different levels of the organization and / or externally.

• Responsible for ensuring US Medical stays on track to annual and long-term goals through supporting regular US NP and US Medical reviews, NPLT meetings, and Extended USMLT meetings.
• Orchestrate the Integrated Customer Planning (ICP) process within NP (meetings, communications, collaboration), help drive Medical input into as well as integrate from the Global and US Organizational ICP strategies
• Direct operations related activities, in partnership with the Global Medical Operations and Effectiveness team, including external engagements (e.g. ad boards, medical forums, and other KME interactions) and internal activities (e.g. contracting, audit readiness, material review, etc.)
• Manage information flow and ensure appropriate communication cascade among the matrixed medical and x-functional organization, e.g. NPLT, NAMLT, NALT, or board of director updates.
• Ensures alignment and integration with US affiliate and global medical teams through regular touchpoints and leading / participating in business critical workstreams.
• Drive a strong culture and environment that will foster accountability, teamwork and mutual trust and respect for all team members.

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