Director, Global Product Launch Lead
Biogen
6 months ago
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
Marketing
What You’ll Do
- 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.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or similar discipline with at least 12 years of related supply chain experience within pharma/biotech (Master’s degree with commensurate experience may be considered).
- 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; ability to influence without direct authority.
- Strong cross-functional and matrix leadership skills.
- Advanced analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
Preferred Skills
- APICS certification or equivalent experience.
- Lean Six Sigma / Green Belt certification.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances; Fitness & Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance; at least 15 days paid vacation plus end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays + 3 personal significance days; 80 hours sick time/year; Paid Maternity and Parental Leave; 401(k) with company match; Employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year; Employee Resource Groups participation.
- 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.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or similar discipline with at least 12 years of related supply chain experience within pharma/biotech (Master’s degree with commensurate experience may be considered).
- 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; ability to influence without direct authority.
- Strong cross-functional and matrix leadership skills.
- Advanced analytical and systems-thinking capabilities.
Preferred Skills
- APICS certification or equivalent experience.
- Lean Six Sigma / Green Belt certification.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances; Fitness & Wellness programs (fitness reimbursement); Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance; at least 15 days paid vacation plus end-of-year shutdown (Dec 26–Dec 31); up to 12 paid holidays + 3 personal significance days; 80 hours sick time/year; Paid Maternity and Parental Leave; 401(k) with company match; Employee stock purchase plan; tuition reimbursement up to $10,000/year; Employee Resource Groups participation.