About this role
Biogen is seeking a Project Manager for the International Center of Excellence (ICOE) for Alzheimer’s Disease on a 12-month contract, based in Baar, Switzerland. The role involves organizing and coordinating key deliverables across international markets, ensuring alignment with cross-functional teams, and driving both the quality and quantity of execution. You will bring product management insights to selected tasks, foster collaboration, influence extended team members, and maintain flexibility in a dynamic environment to advance our goals in Alzheimer’s Disease.
Responsibilities
- Initiate and plan team and cross-functional activities by defining the project’s vision and objectives.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify needs, materials, and budgetary limits.
- Assemble the cross-functional team, assign tasks, and foster a collaborative environment.
- Oversee execution, ensuring daily tasks are completed and processes are implemented correctly.
- Coordinate the preparation of the quarterly alliance governance cycle and key meetings.
- Partner closely with Alliance Management and external partners to ensure compliant documentation.
- Organize annual commercialization planning and budgeting processes across international markets.
- Track financial execution of key projects and monitor performance trends.
- Take ownership of selected product-related activities and contribute to content development.
- Apply product management expertise to drive selected activities in alignment with the cross-functional team.
- Utilize modern digital tools to optimize workload and implement AI solutions with coordination.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum).
- Proven project management capabilities.
- Cross-functional expertise.
- Commercial knowledge and understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization and market dynamics.
- Resilience and flexibility to adapt to changing dynamics.
- Strong drive and proactive mentality.
- Preferred: experience with modern digital tools, especially Microsoft products; expertise with Excel; product management and/or marketing experience; excellent communication skills for project updates; familiarity with AI implementation in project management.