Associate Director, Global Patient Finding at Biogen

About This role

As the Associate Director, Global Patient Finding, you will play a key strategic role in shaping and evolving Biogen’s global Patient Finding capabilities, with a primary focus on Rare Diseases. You will lead enterprise-level initiatives focused on how patients are identified, diagnosed, and initiated on treatment across global markets, partnering closely with global, regional, and affiliate stakeholders.

This role combines strategy, innovation, analytics, and stakeholder leadership. You will define and operationalize the global Patient Finding operating model, drive scalable analytics- and AI-enabled solutions, and influence senior leaders across the organization to ensure measurable patient and business impact. Operating in a highly matrixed environment, this role requires resilience, strong strategic judgment, and the ability to influence without formal authority.

What You'll Do

• Define, own, and evolve Biogen’s global Patient Finding strategy and operating model, with a focus on Rare Diseases

• Establish strategic priorities, governance principles, and success measures aligned with enterprise CE&O objectives and portfolio needs

• Lead the global Patient Finding initiative portfolio end-to-end, ensuring initiatives are prioritized, resourced, and sequenced effectively

• Drive enterprise-level Patient Finding initiatives across multiple therapeutic areas

• Own the Patient Finding performance framework, including KPIs, success metrics, ROI tracking, and value delivery reporting

• Use analytics and insights to inform strategic prioritization, decision-making, and senior leadership discussions

• Set the innovation agenda for Patient Finding, including advanced analytics, AI-enabled solutions, and emerging technologies

• Select and oversee external partners, methodologies, and pilots aligned with global strategy and enterprise impact

• Provide strategic oversight and guidance to international affiliates, ensuring alignment while enabling local adaptation

• Influence and align senior stakeholders across regions and functions in a highly matrixed environment

• Act as a strategic partner to affiliate leadership teams, including senior Commercial and CE&O stakeholders

• Drive adoption of scalable Patient Finding capabilities and best practices globally

• Translate external innovation and industry trends into strategic recommendations and internal capabilities

• Build strong collaboration across global, regional, affiliate, analytics, and external partner teams

• Operate with resilience and a solutions-oriented mindset to navigate complex stakeholder environments and drive change

Who You Are

You are a strategic, resilient, and highly collaborative leader who thrives in complex global environments. You are comfortable operating with ambiguity and influencing senior stakeholders across regions, functions, and cultures. You bring a strong consultative mindset, balancing strategic thinking with pragmatic execution. You are known for your ability to build alignment, drive change, and bring people on board through credibility, data, and relationship management rather than authority. You are analytical by nature, with strong business acumen and curiosity around innovation, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions. You know how to navigate matrix organizations effectively, escalate appropriately when needed, and maintain momentum in fast-evolving environments.

Required Skills

• Significant experience (10+ years) operating at a global or regional level within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

• Bachelor’s degree required (BA/BS); MBA preferred

• Strong background in Rare Diseases, patient journey mapping, patient identification, or related areas

• Proven experience shaping strategy, influencing senior stakeholders, and leading enterprise-level initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in highly matrixed global organizations

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior commercial, CE&O, and affiliate leadership teams

• Proven resilience and ability to drive change in evolving or ambiguous environments

• Strong project and program management capabilities across complex global initiatives

• Experience working with analytics-driven and AI-enabled solutions to support strategic decision-making

• Analytical and consultative mindset, with the ability to translate insights into business impact

• Experience managing external vendors and cross-functional partnerships globally

• Strong communication, presentation, and executive influencing skills

Job Level: Management

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.