Pipeline Commercial Lead, Alzheimer's and Dementia

About This Role The Pipeline Commercial Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia (AD&D) Franchise, will be accountable for building commercialization strategy for all pipeline assets in Biogen’s AD&D Franchise. The candidate is responsible for driving customer-centric decision-making in the progression of programs across Research and early Development stage gates. What You’ll Do Serve as single point accountability within AD&D franchise to lead commercial strategy on Alzheimer’s and Dementia pre-Proof of Concept(POC) R&D programs, developing commercial case and recommendations to inform internal pipeline stage gate decisions Drive customer-centric commercial strategy into early product development programs, up to PDC formation, incorporating critical factors including health care provider, patient, payer, regulatory, device and IP input obtained from internal & external experts Represent AD&D Franchise on the R&D governance committees to guide program strategy, advancement of pipeline assets, as well as stage gate transitions Serve as ‘interim’ Global Commercial Leader as assets near POC readout and prepare for start of Phase III, initiating early engagement with the regions Develop & deliver minimum and target product profile to inform clinical development program strategies and design of clinical studies from Phase I through Pivotal Deliver long range plan, including market sizing and product forecasts (epi, market share, revenue and drivers/barriers), and P&L (opex requirements for capability build and spend) Develop, deliver, and update competitive assessment and differentiation strategies (inline and pipeline products, competitor strategies, etc.) across the portfolio Identify and address critical business questions by designing and implementing primary and secondary research and analytics and by leveraging and collaborating with internal expertise/capabilities effectively Proactively engage with the Franchise Head, AD&D Franchise Leadership, R&D Program Leaders and partner with cross functional teams effectively to deliver & drive forward a unified disease area strategy that is aligned from research through development and commercialization Direct strategic pipeline projects in line with annual disease area strategic planning process to advance franchise recommendations to governance.

You demonstrate a high degree of comfort in providing recommendations even when there is ambiguity due to uncertainty and lack of validated assumptions.  In addition, you are a fast learner, quickly understanding the fundamentals of a new disease area by effectively leveraging internal and external expertise or data sources.

Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred 10 + years in commercial and or business functions required, solid biopharma experience in commercial required Management of several diverse projects, including budgets, contracts, ability to prioritize and pivot rapidly based on evolving internal and external landscape required Strong leadership, planning and organization, analytics, decision making and problem solving skills Excellent presentation skills and experience in delivering presentations to executive-level audiences Strong written and oral communication, enabling effective interaction with all levels of management and global teams/functions required Demonstrated success in cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, highly self-motivated, independent and resourceful Experience in managing commercial partners / vendors Analytical thinking and problem-solving orientation Strong project management skills Experience with financial modeling Preferred Skills Understanding of AD&D market dynamics and access considerations  Prior pipeline strategy experience    Job Level: Management Additional Information The base compensation range for this role is: $199,000.00-$274,000.00 Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a