Why Biogen Digital Health?

You will join an international, diverse team of 100+ talented humans who are passionate about making our vision a reality. Our team at Biogen Digital Health rejects the status quo and lives by agile principles. You’ll work directly with an outstanding team of neuroscientists, clinicians, data scientists, biostatisticians, digital product managers, user experience designers, and engineers that work across disciplines to make a lasting impact for patients.

About This Role

At Biogen Digital Health (BDH), we aspire to transform Biogen and patients’ lives by making personalized & digital medicine in neuroscience a reality. Powered by data-science and digital technologies, we drive solutions to advance research, clinical care, and patient empowerment. Our team strives for real impact through excellence, innovation, and collaboration.

You will serve as Biogen’s lead (Associate Director level) for BDH Ventures strategy and incubation of new investment themes and programs. Reporting to the the Head of BDH Ventures Strategy and Innovation, the Strategy and Incubation Lead will drive the ideation, prioritization, and business case development for new BDH Ventures portfolio programs as well as supporting strategic partner due diligence for identified strategic programs.

The BDH Ventures division is accountable for pioneering and shaping digital health opportunities that can become revenue-generating collaborations or assets for Biogen that are both synergistic and value-creating with our core business.  

What You’ll Do

• Drive the identification and prioritization of new digital health development and investment priority areas under the leadership of the Head of BDH Ventures Strategy and Innovation
• Evaluate new strategic BDH Ventures program opportunities, including market research, business case development, financial modeling, and justification for investment to internal stakeholders
• Support the development of a commercial strategy for neuroimaging artificial intelligence (AI) products within the BDH Ventures portfolio
• Contribute to the establishment of best-practice incubation methodologies and instill a continuous improvement mindset
  • Keep up to date on prioritized digital health themes (e.g., neuroimaging AI) landscape tied to the BDH Ventures portfolio
  • Collaborate with BDH team members to contribute to the development of best practices for external incubation

Who You Are

As a member of the BDH team, you combine strategic thinking and scientific rigor with exceptional execution, and you strive for excellence in all that you do. You are passionately committed to making a difference in patients’ lives, and you foster a culture of trust and empowerment that encourages openness, ideation, failing forward, and experimentation. You think big, start small, scale fast, and you know that magic happens through diversity of thought, expertise, culture, and background.

As the BDH Ventures Strategy and Incubation Lead, you are results and data-driven proactive problem solver with strong financial acumen.  You are a strategic thinker with experience creating strategy, gathering facts and data from a variety of sources, including internal and external experts as well as monitoring research and market trends. You have strong leadership skills, knowledge of the digital biopharma landscape, and have experience in business case development and financial modeling to validate the revenue potential of new programs.  You can influence without direct authority, including collaborating with senior stakeholders and functional experts, while remaining focused on realizing program objectives. You believe in accountability for yourself and your colleagues and have a track record of successfully driving results through strong partnerships.

Required

​​​​​​​- BA, BS degree minimum;  MS, MBA degree preferred

· 7+ years of experience working in the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, or Life Sciences industry, including experience in the interface of clinical development and digital health efforts

· Proven finance and/or and strategy experience

· Execution and results-oriented with demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills required

· Experience in due diligence and business development / corporate development preferred, including financial modeling for investment cases

· Strong communication skills across various levels and functions

Preferred

· Strategy consulting or finance (e.g., investment banking, private equity, venture capital) experience strongly preferred

· Expertise in neuroimaging AI and / or digital health is preferred

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