Director, Global Product Launch Lead
Biogen
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $196,000 - $270,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own and evolve global launch governance and readiness frameworks for new strategic franchise
- Lead launch stage‑gate criteria, endorsements, and readiness assessments
- Provide portfolio‑level oversight of global launches and major lifecycle events
- Facilitate strategic tradeoff decisions across timing, scope, supply, and SKU strategy
- Design and support complex, non‑standard launch supply and flow‑of‑goods solutions
- Define pre‑approval and managed access supply strategies where applicable
- Identify launch risks early and drive mitigation and contingency planning
- Deliver executive‑ready insights on launch readiness, risks, and milestones
- Contribute to continuous improvement of launch excellence tools, playbooks, and KPIs
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or similar discipline
- At least 12 years of related supply chain experience within pharma/biotech
- Deep expertise in global product launches, lifecycle management, supply chain strategy, manufacturing readiness, and flow-of-goods/legal entity models within a regulated environment
- Financial and enterprise‑level risk assessment acumen
- Experience with complex or constrained supply launches
- Executive communication and decision enablement with ability to influence without direct authority
- Strong cross‑functional and matrix leadership skills
- Advanced analytical and systems‑thinking capabilities
- APICS certification or equivalent experience (Preferred)
- Lean Six Sigma/ Green Belt certification (Preferred)
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
supply chain managementglobal product launcheslifecycle managementsupply chain strategymanufacturing readinessflow-of-goods modelsrisk assessmentanalytical capabilitiessystems thinking
Soft Skills
executive communicationdecision enablementinfluence without authoritycross-functional leadershipmatrix leadershipstrategic tradeoff facilitationrisk mitigation planningcontinuous improvement
Certifications
APICS certificationLean Six Sigma certificationGreen Belt certification