Global Business Services and Business Optimization

The Global Business Services (GBS) and Business Optimization team is a newly formed organization established to transform Biogen’s business processes to set a platform to scale global operations, fuel commercial growth and the innovation pipeline.  Further, GBS will provide further value by developing and delivering a suite of business solutions and support services that are valued by internal customers.   GBS will deliver services by leveraging a global delivery model, operational transparency and metrics, leveraging global best practices, and a service-oriented process improvement culture.   All solutions will be supported by strong business cases and ultimately monitored for the effectiveness and efficiency against benchmarks and service level agreements.

The vision of GBS at Biogen is to be recognized as a world-class Global Business Services organization driven by the desire for excellence in its people, business solutions, execution and partnerships with internal customers.

The GBS Business Optimization team will champion building a continuous improvement culture that other parts of the organization will recognize and seek out for business support.  We are developing a performance-based culture supported by tools, training, and well-defined accountability, where people can build their career or prepare for a role in the wider business or elsewhere within GBS. We seek individuals who can enhance our team with their knowledge, skills, innovation, collaboration and “can do” attitude.

About the role

Responsibilities:

Develops a Biogen global strategy for Supplier Diversity and key performance indictors to ensure that small and diverse suppliers are partnered with sourcing objectives and supplier diversity initiatives.

Responsible for developing relationships and affiliations with MWBE suppliers

Responsible for increasing the number of minority- and women-owned business enterprises into the supply base (Collaborates with Category Mgrs. And Business Stakeholders)

Manage diverse supplier database (maintain the data integrity for internal and external reporting requirements) and supporting documentation

Partners with category management to set objectives, review external databases to drive inclusion efforts, and produce quarterly reports to measure progress against established annual goals.

Applies knowledge and understanding of Supplier Diversity issues by collecting and analyzing market information, managing actions plans and providing expertise in identifying potential suppliers to continuously enhance the Supplier Diversity Program

Identifies and leads CI initiatives in partnership with stakeholders

Performance Indicators:

Increase in the number of minority- and women-owned business enterprises participating in RFXs

Increase in diversity spend

Awards received from external sources regarding Diversity

Ability to provide appropriate reporting metrics for audits

Implemented CI and associated value

What you'll do

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative leader who can articulate a vision, set direction and engage and motivate others to achieve outstanding results. This individual must be able to engage and influence other functions and key stakeholders in a collaborative manner to achieve the required outcomes. S/He must combine a strong strategic focus with natural analytical skills and project execution capability that has been acquired and developed in a complex, international environment.

Necessary Experience/Skills

Must be sensitive to and can manage cross culturally. Ability to manage conflict and pressure by effectively facilitating healthy interaction, discourse and decision making that builds consensus and alignment.

Proven ability to see a vision and gain alignment across the organization with exceptional impacting and influencing skills.

Must possess outstanding communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to work with enterprise-wide information systems.

Strong experience and expertise with change management.

Empathy – able to carry the tough messages with dignity, class and understanding of potential impact on others.

Strategic thinker and visionary with an equal passion to implement and execute.

High level of business acumen.

Creates the environment that inspires and enables people to collaborate and move the organization forward.

Who you are

The successful Candidate will bring commitment and a positive attitude to everything they do and will be passionate about the success and growth of the Company, business, and the team. Also:

Ability to live the Company's values.

A high level of intellectual curiosity and the ability to grasp pertinent details, recognize subtleties, critically analyze data, and successfully solve problems.

Ability to communicate well with all levels of stakeholders, both internally and externally.

High level of self-initiative with a strong sense of urgency, accountability, resiliency, persistence and tenacity.

Management presence with credibility and the ability to lead through influence and accomplishments while blending diverse ideas, opinions, and perspectives across a wide range of people.

Demonstrates ethics, integrity and trust while acting with courage and candor.

Someone who asks questions and reaches conclusions based on facts and objectivity. Always willing to acknowledge and value other people’s views and explain the why behind decisions.

Required Skills

5-7 years' experience 

Strong leadership and influence skills that inspire trust and collaboration

Passion for innovation and improvement for Supplier Diversity Program

Strong customer focus and willingness to champion changes in support of overall improvement of the Supplier Diversity Program

Understand the business to drive suppliers toward relevant continuous improvement in supplier diversity

Ability to work with multiple stakeholders

Knowledge of supplier diversity best practices

Drive leadership and nurture supplier relationships

Strong communication skills and executive presence

University degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required; advanced/graduate degree preferred.

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

“Diversity is key for the survival of our ecosystem. I believe it is the single most important factor for a balanced flourishing environment where everyone thrives.”

• Guy Hadari – Chief Information Officer- Biogen

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