Director, External Growth

Job Description

About This Role 

The Director, External Growth will identify and execute innovative partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem to expand reach and improve patient experience across Biogen’s US therapeutic areas of interest. 

What You’ll Do 

•    Keep a pulse on the market dynamics and key players across sectors of the healthcare ecosystem (e.g. retail pharmacy, digital health & integrated care delivery)
•    Be a strategic thought partner with US Therapeutic Areas and US Leadership Team to develop partnership use cases
•    Identify external partners, build relationships and negotiate partnership agreements with legal, compliance and procurement approval
•    Lead internal/external, cross-functional teams contributing to the execution of partnership program(s), providing periodic leadership updates including KPIs  
•    Foster and maintain relationships with leadership at strategic partners; be the internal champion for continued funding and support of ongoing partnerships
•    Develop business cases in support of any engagements with strategic partners 

Who You Are 

You are an analytic, strategic thinker who excels at problem-solving: navigating ambiguity and developing creative solutions to business problems. You are also well connected across our industry and capable of building relationships with business leaders to excute innovative partnerships.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s Degree, MBA preferred
•    10+ years of progressive healthcare experience; healthcare consulting experience preferred
•     Breadth of experiences across healthcare commercial disciplines, including digital health, are an advantage
•     Experience and deep understanding of healthcare ecosystems
•    Ability to drive and lead through change and ambiguity
•    Proven ability to project manage complex and innovative programs cross-functionally and with external partners
•   Ability to clearly and succinctly convey ideas to key internal organizational stakeholders
•   Ability to lead within the matrix. Knows how to establish and maintain momentum both through formal channels and the informal network
•   Ability to work independently in executing against multiple strategic projects simultaneously under tight and rapidly evolving timelines
 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.