Director, Finance Communications, North America

Job Description

About This Role

The Director of Financial Communications is responsible for leading the narrative for North America’s financial performance, growth, and transformation. The director will be a strategic leader who develops a deep understanding of our North America operations to drive compelling messaging for external and internal stakeholders.

Working closely with senior leaders in finance, communications, operations and the North America leadership team, the director will own the preparation and delivery of informative financial communications—including talking points, presentations, content, and other materials—to prepare executives and help build confidence that the organization is executing on its commitments. The director will also be North America’s key point of contact for our global investor relations team.

This is a high-profile role within the North America organization, with accountability for sourcing and synthesizing the organization’s key metrics, while also proactively monitoring and analyzing the healthcare/biotech industry and our therapeutic markets, to provide insights and recommendations on messaging.

What You’ll Do

• Understand, synthesize and prepare the financial performance narrative for the President of North America. Write and create compelling, impactful and informative content to communicate the organization’s financial performance and growth prospects internally to employees and leadership, and externally to the investment community
• Drive an organized, systematic, and disciplined approach to executing on a financial communications strategy, including owning the processes and cadence for keeping materials up to date for weekly, monthly, and quarterly communications, earnings and events. Partner with finance, therapeutic area heads, strategy & operations, and corporate affairs to drive alignment
• Evolve the narrative as new emerging data, reports and insights emerge from within the organization and from customers, analysts, or other key stakeholders. Think broadly and develop deep understanding of our markets in real-time, including engagement with external healthcare stakeholders to understand key themes, trends and insights that strengthen the messaging
• Build strong relationships with leaders in finance, commercial, market access, strategy & operations and communications, and provide analysis on the investment community's perception of the company and its competitors

Who You Are

You have an interest in working with strong, purpose-driven senior executives to create inspiring finance communications. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have high-emotional intelligence to collaborate with senior leaders and inform messaging. You have entrepreneurial spirit to help find the most efficient creative ways to achieve strong outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in financial, strategy or consulting roles leading strategic communications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to turn complex analytics, financial and market data into compelling stories
• Strong partnering and consultative skills with ability to develop trusted relationships across the enterprise
• Interest in developing innovative communication approaches, including new emerging opportunities with AI technologies 
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinking with ability to see the big picture, while owning the delivery of projects from start to finish
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage multiple priorities
• Executive-level presence and strong business acumen

Preferred Skills

• Experience in biotech or healthcare industry, strongly preferred

Additional Information

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

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

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.