Global Study Activation Leader

Biogen; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life ins.

Fitness & Wellness programs

Paid vacation & company holidays

401(k) with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Biogen seeks a visionary Head of Clinical Trial Start-up to lead global study activation, site initiation, contracting, budgeting, and EU-CTR strategy across therapeutic areas. You will transform activation through technology, process innovation, and automation while ensuring inspection-ready delivery worldwide.

Responsibilities include building a high-performing team, aligning cross-functional partners, overseeing vendor activities, and advancing activation capabilities to improve milestones

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 12 years in study start-up or clinical trial activation leadership.
• Proven global cross-functional delivery and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead global study activation from protocol finalization through site initiation and activation.
• Build and sustain a team delivering start-up quality, compliance, and milestone timing.
• Evaluate and refine processes and systems to scale activation frameworks.
• Govern outsourced activation activities, including vendor oversight and contracting.
• Align Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Quality, and Medical teams to streamline execution.
• Strengthen activation competencies and talent pipeline.
• Drive integration and visibility across data and systems for performance insights.

Skills

Study start-up

Clinical trial activation

Global cross-functional delivery

Project management

Critical thinking

Executive presence

Education

MBA/MPH/PharmD/PhD

Job description

Biogen seeks a visionary Head of Clinical Trial Start-up to lead global study activation, site initiation, contracting, budgeting, and EU-CTR strategy across therapeutic areas. You will transform activation through technology, process innovation, and automation while ensuring inspection-ready delivery worldwide.

Responsibilities include building a high-performing team, aligning cross-functional partners, overseeing vendor activities, and advancing activation capabilities to improve milestones