Biogen’s West Coast Hub, based in South San Francisco, is specifically focused on transforming the lives of patients with severe immune-mediated diseases by developing novel targeted therapies with outsized clinical impact, faster. To accomplish this, we are seeking top talent to join us on our journey.
About This Role:
The Associate Director of Clinical Data Management is a versatile and collaborative team member, influencing across functions and leadership to achieve program, operational, and organizational objectives. You will be accountable for all Clinical Data Management deliverables across assigned studies and clinical programs, serving as both a strategic partner and operational leader. This role collaborates closely with study teams, Data Management leadership, Data Standards and Governance, and cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute robust data strategies, ensuring high-quality data flow, data integrity, and process adherence. Leveraging deep phase, therapeutic area, and operational expertise, you will oversee portfolio-level milestones, standards, dashboards, timelines, and resource planning, including input to the annual operating plan. The role supports regulatory submissions, drives continuous improvement across multiple programs, interprets internal and external business challenges, and leads or contributes to departmental initiatives and workstreams. You will also be responsible for developing talent by providing training, coaching, and mentoring, both through day-to-day leadership and formal people management assignments.
What You’ll Do:
Accountable for providing Data Management expertise to assigned studies and/or programs by overseeing data quality and Data Management performance. Ensures consistent implementation of data collection standards, data cleaning standards, and quality plans.
Contribute to the strategic development of the Data Management department, including processes, technology, data standards, reporting, process improvement, and innovation, and support the implementation of related process and system enhancements.
Responsible for the hiring, assignment, and development of staff within direct or indirect reporting lines. Provide effective coaching and mentoring to ensure consistently high levels of performance and productivity. Deliver ongoing feedback, coaching, and career development support, including engagement and retention activities, to maximize staff potential.
Act as a point of escalation for Data Management activities by interfacing with cross-functional customers. Resolve complex issues through effective problem solving and appropriate escalation to senior management.
Research and resolve complex issues by leveraging appropriate resources and ensuring clear, thorough communication to support departmental awareness.
Who You Are:
You thrive in collaborative environments and are adept at influencing across functions and leadership. Your expertise in Clinical Data Management allows you to serve as a strategic partner and operational leader, ensuring high-quality data flow and integrity. You possess deep knowledge in phase, therapeutic area, and operational expertise, overseeing milestones and resource planning. You excel in developing talent, providing training, coaching, and mentoring through day-to-day leadership. Your ability to drive continuous improvement and interpret business challenges makes you a valuable asset to the team.
Required Skills:
Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a scientific discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, IT, Biology, Social Science, etc.
12+ years relevant work experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry, with a focus on Clinical Data Management.
In-depth understanding of drug development and the biopharmaceutical industry
Subject matter expertise in Clinical Data Management process, quality management, and data standards development
Robust technical experience with electronic data capture platforms (Medidata Rave preferred) and use of data review tools (elluminate preferred)
Strong project management skills to effectively lead and collaborate with various business functions
Demonstrated ability to establish effective processes and relationships with external stakeholders, including implementing process change
High attention to detail, including proven ability to manage competing complex priorities successfully
Experience supporting audits and inspections
Demonstrated ability to influence without authority
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
- 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
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline
- 12+ years relevant work experience in Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry
- In-depth understanding of drug development and biopharmaceutical industry
- Subject matter expertise in Clinical Data Management
- Technical experience with electronic data capture platforms
- Strong project management skills
- Ability to establish effective processes and relationships
- Attention to detail and ability to manage complex priorities
- Experience supporting audits and inspections
- Ability to influence without authority
- Excellent communication skills in English
Biogen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Biogen and has not been reviewed or approved by Biogen.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is generally positioned as competitive and often perceived as fair across roles, with total compensation framed as strong when bonus and equity are included. Compensation sentiment is described as above-average overall, though it varies by function and business cycle.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs are repeatedly highlighted as a meaningful part of the total package, including stock programs and an employee stock purchase plan. Equity and bonus elements are portrayed as important contributors to feeling well rewarded beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are described as distinctive, including a year-end shutdown and a paid sabbatical after extended tenure. Vacation, holidays, sick time, and personal-significance days are also presented as supportive of work-life needs.
Biogen Insights
What We Do
Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers innovative therapies worldwide for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology and today the Company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis, has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics. With approximately 7000 people worldwide, we are truly a global organization, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is also home to our research operations. Our international headquarters are based in Zug, Switzerland and we have world-class manufacturing facilities in North Carolina and Denmark. We offer therapies globally through direct affiliate presence in 30 countries and a network of distribution partners in over 50 additional countries. For more information, please visit www.biogen.com. Follow us on social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube.
