Director, Clinical Operations - Program Leadership & Strategy

Biogen; North Carolina; On-site; USD 198,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life insurance

Fitness reimbursement

Disability insurance

Paid vacation

Holidays

Parental leave

401(k) matching

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Biogen seeks a Director of Clinical Operations Program Leadership (COPL) to lead strategy, planning and execution of clinical development program operations within the QSDO. The COPL drives program-level operational plans, timelines and risk management, serving as the operational voice in governance meetings and partnering across DAT, PDC and asset teams.

This role leads complex programs and may coordinate with external collaborators to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Requires advanced program operations experience in biotech/pharma.
• Strong ability to develop timelines, budgets and risk mitigations.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams and governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of program-level study timelines and scenarios for IAP.
• Provide rigorous status updates and QSDO recommendations to the DAT.
• Own delivery of clinical studies within a program with oversight on timelines and budgets.
• Develop governance materials and present operational voice to governance bodies.
• Engage with Biogen and partners (CROs, vendors) and escalate issues to senior leadership.
• Develop and execute the QSDO Program Operational Plan cascading to sub-functions.

Skills

Program leadership

Project management

Risk assessment

Budget management

Team leadership

Communication

Education

MS/PhD/PharmD/MBA/MPH preferred

Job description

Biogen seeks a Director of Clinical Operations Program Leadership (COPL) to lead strategy, planning and execution of clinical development program operations within the QSDO. The COPL drives program-level operational plans, timelines and risk management, serving as the operational voice in governance meetings and partnering across DAT, PDC and asset teams.

This role leads complex programs and may coordinate with external collaborators to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.