About This Role: We are seeking a Director of Advanced Analytics, Data Science & AI responsible for generating and delivering data-driven insights to support a brand, therapeutic area, or cross-brand/enterprise and contribute to the development and enhancement of innovative capabilities. This role involves influencing business partners, leading the execution and interpretation of AI/ML models, framing problems, and crafting solutions, all while clearly and compellingly communicating data-driven insights. This position is dynamic, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and covers a broad range of strategic topics that are critical to our business. You will be at the forefront of advancing our data science capabilities, nurturing a culture of innovation, and elevating the impact of analytics across the organization. With a passion for data-driven problem solving and a strong background in data science and AI, you will lead and develop high-performing teams to drive strategic business decisions.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide an enterprise view of insights across Product/Brand and Therapeutic Areas (TA) on key topics like Resource Allocation, Measurement & attribution of market mix, channel optimization, digital analytics, predictive models, decision engine/next best action.
- Lead the development and implementation of data-driven solutions using advanced analytics and machine learning techniques, predictive algorithms, and AI-powered tools.
- Create vision that enables the productization and automation of internally built Data science and AI solutions.
- Manage and mentor a team of data scientists (internal and external) and AI experts to drive innovation and deliver high-quality results.
- Influence end-to-end delivery of data science insights, from framing the business question, designing the solution, and delivering recommendations.
- Break down technical concepts into digestible insights and guide diverse stakeholders on how to interpret them.
- Collaborate within the insights & analytics team and coordinate efforts with the Insights & Analytics counterparts to develop and execute a comprehensive brand analytics plan.
- Deliver consolidated insights and actionable recommendations to US Commercial teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and insights findings.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of brand analytics insights into decision-making processes and strategic initiatives.
- Define and track key performance indicators to measure the success and impact of data-driven solutions.
- Continuously evaluate and enhance existing brand/TA data science capabilities, identifying opportunities for optimization and innovation.
- Stay up to date with the latest advancements in data science and AI and apply them to improve processes and outcomes.
- Build university partnerships for driving innovation and leading-edge research techniques.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders across the enterprise, effectively communicating the value proposition of data science and fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with data privacy and security regulations and maintain a high level of data integrity.
- Develop and manage budgets, resource allocation, and timelines for data science and AI projects.
Who You Are:
You have a proven ability to prioritize and manage complex and innovative projects and establish vision and direction within a fast-moving, challenging, and energetic commercial environment. You are a highly collaborative and perceptive problem-solver with a demonstrated ability to synthesize strategic insights and drive innovation. You have exceptional and proven ability to influence, collaborate, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels. You are well known in the industry as an expert in this field and can elevate the team’s presence in reputed forums. You can be instrumental in attracting great talent and developing current talent. You champion bringing innovation to the commercial and medical organizations.
Required Skills and Experience:
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in advanced analytics in US commercial settings, previous experience in a biotech/pharmaceutical organization, or in leading global management consulting firm.
- Minimum of bachelor's degree, preferably in engineering, economics, statistics, computer science, or related quantitative field.
- Extensive expertise and experience with both traditional SQL and modern NoSQL data stores including SQL, and large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop and/or working in Snowflake/Databricks.
- Strong experience with
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.
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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.
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