About the Role
Spearhead strategic oversight and integration of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics across the development portfolio. Provide senior scientific leadership, ensuring rigorous, aligned, and defensible strategies for early development, late-stage, and registrational programs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to guide portfolio strategy and decision-making, maintaining scientific quality and consistency, influencing development strategy, and optimizing development paths.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the integrated Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics strategy across the WCH portfolio, aligned with therapeutic area strategy, development objectives, and enterprise standards.
- Maintain accountability for scientific quality, consistency, and regulatory readiness, proactively identifying and mitigating scientific, regulatory, and execution risks.
- Provide oversight of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics across early development through registrational programs, including dose selection and optimization, subcutaneous bridging, BLAs, label expansions, and lifecycle management.
- Own the integrated delivery and execution of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics capabilities in alignment with broader clinical development, regulatory, device, PO&T, and commercial considerations.
- Deliver senior review, challenge, and alignment of dose justification strategies, exposure–response frameworks, quantitative pharmacology and pharmacometric modeling approaches, and Model‑Informed Drug Development (MIDD) strategies.
- Act as a member of the WCH Extended Development Leadership Team and Development Review Committee, integrating Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics perspectives into portfolio decisions and resolving cross‑program tradeoffs.
- Serve as the Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics thought leader for WCH programs, influencing development strategy and investment decisions.
- Champion the use of Model‑Informed Drug Development (MIDD) to accelerate decision‑making and optimize development paths.
- Build, lead, and mentor a high‑performing team of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics leaders, including functional leads and matrixed contributors.
- Represent Biogen externally through scientific publications, conference presentations, and engagement with academic and industry experts.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics across early through late‑stage development, including registrational programs and BLAs, with substantial industry experience.
- Demonstrated success as a senior scientific and people leader in complex, matrixed R&D organizations.
- Deep expertise in Model Informed Drug Development (MIDD), exposure–response analysis, biologics development, and regulatory strategy.
- Strong understanding of global regulatory expectations for late-stage development and submissions.
- Proven ability to operate at a portfolio and governance level, influencing strategy without direct execution.
- Strong collaboration and influence skills across cross-functional development leadership teams.
Skills
- Experience representing organizations through scientific publications and conference presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing teams.
Location
- West Coast Hub
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 15+ years of progressive leadership experience
- Management
Education Level
- PhD
- PharmD
- MD
- Equivalent advanced degree in Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, or a related discipline
Salary/Compensations
- $247,000.00-$340,000.00
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short-Term Disability insurance
- Long-Term Disability insurance
- Minimum of 15 days of paid vacation
- Additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays
- 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
About the Company
- Biogen is a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit.
- As a mid-sized biotechnology company, Biogen provides stability and resources while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact.
- The team encompasses talented and passionate achievers with unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and skill expansion.
- Biogen works together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in its mission.
- Company values: Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
Equal Opportunity
- Biogen is committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where they operate and the patients they serve.
- Diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make Biogen a stronger and more innovative company, focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
- Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
