Biogen Looking for Head of Capital Management at Triangle, NC Full Time

As a member of the Global Engineering & Facilities (GEF) leadership team, this individual will lead the Capital Management function. Reporting to the Head of Global Engineering & Facilities, this role will be responsible for creating and maintaining a strategic program for all relevant capital portfolio, capital planning, project management, and project control elements. This role will ensure successful front-end planning, execution, and delivery of the Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology (PO&T) capital portfolio in accordance with safety, quality, scope, cost, and schedule expectations from all relevant stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Hold accountability for the global large capital portfolio ($100M – $500M) for Biogen PO&T currently with drug substance and drug product facilities in North Carolina (USA) and Switzerland
• Manage the following sub-functions: Capital Portfolio Management, Capital Planning, Project Management, and Project Controls
• Execute front end capital planning processes (Long Range Planning, Master Planning, Front End Planning) and strategic capital projects on behalf of site operations. This function will develop, execute, and maintain robust capital planning processes that result in optimized allocation of capital for site operations
• Significantly raise capital project performance level and bring value to site operations through consistent, accurate, and precise delivery of site projects in line with expected outcomes in the most aligned, standardized, efficient, safe, and compliant manner.
• Be accountable for managing all capital project financial / accounting audits within the scope of the project portfolio managed
• Manage stakeholders at the senior leadership level and ensure proper sponsorship and execution of roles & responsibilities with interdependent matrix partners

Who You Are

You are a key influencer and passionate about project life cycle management. You have mastered the front-end planning process and are ready to shape a team to execute on a global level. You rise to the challenge of building complex business cases and are adept in working with leadership to get the needs of the business met.

Required Skills

• 15+ years combination of portfolio management, project management, project engineering, and project controls embedded in an operational and/or corporate capital projects group responsible for planning of large portfolios (e.g. greater than $100m USD); with at least 10 of those years being in the Pharmaceutical, Biopharma, and/or Medical Devices Industry.
• BS, MS, or other advanced degree in engineering, construction management or relevant sector
• Proven project management and technical knowledge with demonstrated ability to deliver safe, effective and fully compliant projects across a broad portfolio
• Demonstrated leadership abilities leading a capital portfolio and projects organization
• Experience working directly with executive management on portfolio / project planning and execution
• Ability to effectively communicate value proposition and business justification for projects and advocate for the needs of the overall project portfolio in order to achieve company goals working with stakeholders across a matrix organization
• Experience using an enterprise level project and portfolio management tool to execute project control activities

Preferred Skills

• MBA is preferred but not required
• PMP and/or PMI certification is preferred but not required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Why Biogen?

Our mission to find therapies for neurological and rare diseases is a unique focus within our industry and this shared purpose is what connects us as a team. We work together to overcome obstacles and to follow the science. We are resilient as we strive to make an impact on our patients’ lives and on changing the course of medicine. Together, we pioneer. Together, we thrive.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.

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.