About This Role:
As the Chief of Staff for Research, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Head of Research and driving strategic initiatives across the organization. You will be a key thought partner and advisor, providing insights and counsel on various strategic, organizational, and enterprise matters. You'll act as a proxy for the Head of Research in important forums and discussions, while also managing commitments and ensuring timely execution. This role is integral to synthesizing complex materials into clear insights that aid high-quality decision-making. You will collaborate closely with the Office of the CEO and senior leaders to plan leadership engagements and communications, ensuring seamless integration of Research priorities into enterprise initiatives. With a focus on fostering a collaborative culture, you will contribute to shaping Research priorities and driving alignment across functions.
What You’ll Do:
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Head of Research, providing strategic insight and counsel.
Act as a representative for the Head of Research in enterprise forums and leadership discussions.
Support external engagements with academic institutions, biotechnology partners, and venture capital firms.
Manage commitments made by the Head of Research, ensuring disciplined follow-through and execution.
Synthesize complex inputs into executive-level briefings for high-quality decision-making.
Collaborate with the Office of the CEO and senior leaders for optimal planning of engagements and communications.
Contribute to strategic discussions within the Research Leadership Team, shaping Research priorities.
Drive alignment across Research functions by clarifying priorities and ensuring consistent execution.
Develop mechanisms to track progress on high priority Research initiatives.
Foster a collaborative Research culture emphasizing transparency and accountability.
Partner with senior leaders across functions to integrate Research priorities into enterprise initiatives.
Support organizational planning and change leadership related to Research priorities.
Lead scenario planning and analyses to anticipate risks and opportunities.
Stay connected with leaders across Research to surface emerging issues or opportunities.
Who You Are: You are a strategic thinker with exceptional communication skills, ready to operate as a senior advisor in complex organizations. Your ability to navigate ambiguity with discretion and sound judgment sets you apart. You possess high emotional intelligence and a collaborative leadership style that influences without direct authority. Your experience in fast-paced, high-performance environments has equipped you with the ability to synthesize complex inputs into actionable insights.
Required Skills:
Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline and/or MBA or equivalent degree
8+ years of relevant experience, ideally across biotech/pharma and/or top-tier consulting, with experience advising senior (EVP/C‑suite) leader.
Demonstrated experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, venture capital, or management consulting environments.
Proven ability to operate as a senior advisor in complex, matrixed organizations.
Strong strategic thinking capability paired with execution discipline.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level materials development.
High emotional intelligence and sound judgment.
Strong influencing skills and a collaborative leadership style.
Preferred Skills:
Experience in drug discovery and development environments.
Background in scenario planning and forward-looking analyses.
Ability to foster an inclusive and transparent organizational culture.
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
- Advanced degree in a relevant scientific discipline and/or MBA or equivalent degree
- 8+ years of relevant experience, ideally across biotech/pharma and/or top-tier consulting, with experience advising senior (EVP/C-suite) leader
- Demonstrated experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, venture capital, or management consulting environments
- Proven ability to operate as a senior advisor in complex, matrixed organizations
- Strong strategic thinking capability paired with execution discipline
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level materials development
- High emotional intelligence and sound judgment
- Strong influencing skills and a collaborative leadership style
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.
