About This Role
The Associate Director, Lupus Payer Insights is responsible for the successful scope, execution and delivery of all payer reporting, analytics, research, and insights to support the Lupus business unit by working with internal colleagues within Market Access & Reimbursement (MA&R) and other cross-functional partners and stakeholders, including brand, field teams, commercial operations and insights, finance, and global.
This individual will develop and execute on an insights plan to support successful launches in the lupus space. This includes developing an understanding of the payer landscape for lupus, assessing payer views on price/value and unmet needs in lupus, understanding the providers in this space, including practice economics, and assessing the patient access landscape, including patient affordability.
The individual will develop and maintain suite of standard reporting within MA&R at the national and local level, including but not limited to formulary access in each channel, payer and channel segmentation mix, projected plan performance, and will lead insights activities in support of major strategic initiatives (e.g., pull through, ad boards, impact of public policy changes).
What You’ll Do
Conduct payer-related reporting, analytics, research, and insights work to support the lupus business
Partner cross-functionally and participate in analysis and preparation of performance and opportunity assessments
Build and execute payer-related reporting and insight generation for account management and field reimbursement teams
Work with key stakeholders within MA&R and across functions to understand their business and triage and deliver effective solutions using various data sources
Who You Are:
You possess a keen ability to navigate complex analytical tasks in a dynamic environment, bringing innovative solutions to the table. Your proactive nature enables you to deliver moderately complex analytical investigations independently, while your strong communication skills ensure clarity and efficiency in verbal and written exchanges.
Required Qualifications
BA/BS required, MBA or relevant work experience preferred
7+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry and/or strategic consulting discipline
Experience with buy-and-bill products
Strong analytical skills
In-depth knowledge of US healthcare reimbursement, payer, and access landscape, including in a product launch setting
Familiarity with incorporating qualitative and quantitative inputs into projects
Ability to proactively deliver moderately complex analytical investigations and cross-functional projects with limited guidance
Comfort with ambiguity and ability to absorb and logically structure information into analytical deliverable outputs
High sense of urgency with the ability to work under tight timelines
Demonstrated Strong Communication Skills – both efficient and succinct in verbal and written communications/deliverables
Attention to detail, yet proven ability to maintain an “80/20” mindset
Independent, out-of-the-box thinker with conviction of thought
Preferred Skills
Experience in the lupus market
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
- BA/BS required, MBA or relevant work experience preferred
- 7+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
- Experience with buy-and-bill products
- Strong analytical skills
- In-depth knowledge of US healthcare reimbursement and payer landscape
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.
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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.
