Biogen Posted September 22, 2026

IT Lead, Switzerland & Austria

Baar, Switzerland Full time
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About this opportunity

About This Role

As an IT Lead, you will serve as the trusted technology partner for business stakeholders across the CHAT (Switzerland & Austria) region, helping teams unlock greater efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation through modern digital solutions. This is a highly visible, business-facing role that combines strategic stakeholder management, business analysis, and technology consulting, with a strong emphasis on Generative AI adoption and commercial technology enablement. Guided by the hiring manager's vision, the successful candidate will help shape how AI capabilities are translated into meaningful business outcomes while building strong partnerships across affiliates and global IT teams.

Working closely with senior leaders, commercial stakeholders, and international IT colleagues, you will assess emerging business needs, structure demand, identify opportunities to improve processes, and champion technology solutions that create measurable value. Success in this role requires curiosity, learning agility, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while influencing stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.

What You'll Do

Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders and operational stakeholders across multiple functions

Serve as the primary interface between business teams and IT, ensuring clear communication of priorities, opportunities, and challenges

Conduct business analysis for new and emerging technology demand, translating ambiguous requirements into actionable opportunities

Identify and champion Generative AI and CRM use cases that improve operational efficiency and business outcomes

Advise stakeholders on modern technology capabilities and guide adoption of AI-enabled solutions

Partner closely with commercial, medical, and affiliate teams to understand business priorities and recommend technology-driven improvements

Facilitate stakeholder discussions, manage expectations, and proactively handle escalations

Collaborate with peers across Europe to share best practices and scale successful solutions across affiliates

Support demand intake, prioritization, change management activities, and governance processes

Work with global IT subject matter experts and external partners to ensure successful delivery of business value

Who You Are

You are a commercially minded technology professional who enjoys working at the intersection of business and IT. You are comfortable engaging senior stakeholders, navigating complex situations, and bringing structure to ambiguous challenges. You combine strong business analysis capabilities with curiosity about emerging technologies, particularly Generative AI, and you are energized by identifying practical opportunities to improve how organizations operate. You thrive in collaborative environments, learn quickly, proactively fill knowledge gaps, and build credibility through partnership, problem-solving, and a focus on delivering business impact.

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

5+ years of experience in IT business partnering, business analysis, technology consulting, or a related role

Experience working directly with business stakeholders and senior leaders

Strong business analysis and demand management capabilities

Understanding of commercial business processes and supporting technologies

Working knowledge of CRM platforms and their role in commercial organizations

Experience identifying and evaluating opportunities for process improvement and technology adoption

Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

Experience working across international and cross-functional teams

Interest in and familiarity with Generative AI technologies and use case development

Preferred Skills

Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or healthcare industry

Exposure to AI-enabled CRM capabilities or digital transformation initiatives

Experience supporting affiliate organizations within a regional or global operating model

Knowledge of change management and technology adoption practices

Job Level: Management

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 Biogen.

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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Baar, Switzerland
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1683 comparable Information Technology roles across 95 biopharma companies.

1683Comparable roles tracked
1547Currently active
95Companies hiring similar roles
45Countries represented

Salary context

290 of 1683 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Lowest disclosed · MedTech Field Service Software Tech Entry level - Batesville, IN · IQVIA $27/hr – $30/hr (≈ $56,160–$62,400/yr)
Peer group range $59,280 – $400,000 (median $175,100)

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Poland85
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Seniority mix

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Senior406
Manager204
Principal104
Associate Director90
Director68
Associate54
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc33
Senior Director22
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

12 of 1683 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology6
Dermatology & Aesthetics3
Vaccines & Infectious Disease2
Neuroscience1

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