Associate Director, Nephrology Channel Strategy & Launch

Biogen; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Wellness programs

Paid vacation and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director, Channel Distribution Strategy, Nephrology in Cambridge to lead U.S. distribution planning for nephrology products and lifecycle optimization.

The role integrates regulatory considerations, payer mix, and site‑of‑care dynamics across hospital, infusion, and specialty settings. You will partner with Brand, Trade, Data, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure compliant, scalable distribution strategies and support launch readiness with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years in commercial market access, trade, and/or distribution.
• Experience with medical‑benefit and pharmacy‑benefit products; hospital/infusion distribution exposure preferred.
• Deep knowledge of pharmaceutical distribution channels incl. specialty, retail, and high‑touch models.
• Strong understanding of hospital, infusion economics and provider workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME on U.S. supply chain laws, channel models, and partner capabilities, focusing on medical-benefit products and nephrology care settings.
• Design and execute distribution strategies for nephrology launches, considering site‑of‑care variation and payer mix.
• Maintain understanding of hospital, specialty, retail channels and buy‑and‑bill dynamics to optimize patient access.
• Support analytics with channel economics, reimbursement, policy, and site‑of‑care considerations.
• Collaborate with Brand, Trade, Data, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and Ops teams for compliant, executable strategies.
• Inform commercialization planning through forecasting, gross‑to‑net, and operational build needs.
• Evolve existing distribution programs to support launches and respond to regulatory changes.
• Model Biogen values, foster collaboration and accountability across functions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Regulatory & policy awareness

Channel economics

Communication to leadership

Project management

Travel readiness

U.S. healthcare reimbursement

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director, Channel Distribution Strategy, Nephrology in Cambridge to lead U.S. distribution planning for nephrology products and lifecycle optimization.

The role integrates regulatory considerations, payer mix, and site‑of‑care dynamics across hospital, infusion, and specialty settings. You will partner with Brand, Trade, Data, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, and Operations to ensure compliant, scalable distribution strategies and support launch readiness with