At Biogen, our mission is clear - we are pioneers in neuroscience. Biogen discovers, develops, and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Together, our employees create, commercialize, and manufacture transformative therapies for our patient population. 

We at Biogen are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients who we serve. We are focused on strengthening our foundation to advance our overall Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) strategy and, most importantly, ensure all our employees feel included.

As an intern or co-op at Biogen, you can expect to be placed on a real project, under the guidance of experience professionals and subject matter experts who are invested in your career and academic growth. We also ensure that you have plenty of opportunities to build your network, learn more about our organization through weekly lunch and learns led by leaders from across the company, and join us for several fun events.

This application is for a 6-month full-time position from January to June 2022.

Summary

Performance Operational Capabilities (POC) enables innovative approaches and efficient execution of the clinical development pipeline for global clinical operations (GCO) and/or other organizations within Biogen that impact GCO.

Position Description

This role is for a co-op within the Business Performance Management (BPM) team within the overall POC organization. When viewed as a lifecycle, business performance management touches upon distinct yet interconnected areas including process improvement & innovation, analytics & metrics, resource & demand management, and clinical trial information systems & technology. Given the inherent interconnectedness of these areas, the majority of BPM projects have elements of each within their objectives.

Based on current business needs, you will focus heavily on supporting ongoing projects in process improvement and optimization efforts specifically in the space of data quality and process improvement projects. More specifically there is an opportunity for you to produce meaningful analysis to support ongoing efforts in resource and demand management as well as for analytics and dashboard creation.

As a co-op, you will:

• Provide project management support on key BPM projects; gathering requirements, scheduling and leading meetings with stakeholders sending out a summary with action items, and develop project timelines for the team to commit to
• Lead weekly stand up meetings for a team of 10 to track progress on tasks
• Execute data quality initiatives for 2022 by engaging with cross-functional teams and vendors
• Implement process improvement projects when necessary
• Maintain and QC GCO Goal tracking process in Sharepoint and communicate with IT and key stakeholders throughout the duration of the project
• Investigate, triage, and resolve BPM requests relating to Sharepoint and data quality issues
• Manage shared POC mailbox
• Perform User Acceptance Testing for system reports under guidance from IT
• Review training compliance within Biogen University and CTMS access
• Lead and execute 1-2 select pilot data and/or analytics projects based on team need and co-op interest (opportunity to communicate with study and program teams)

To participate in the Biogen Internship Program, students must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• At least 18 years of age prior to the scheduled start date
• Be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university

Education

Working towards a BA/BS or MS

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.