About This Role:

As the Internal Audit Manager at Biogen, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening our risk management, governance, and control environment. This position transcends traditional audit execution by partnering with leaders across the organization to deliver risk-based, practical insights that support informed decision-making and continuous improvement. You will own audit engagements from planning through closure, ensuring audit quality, timeliness, and impactful outcomes. As part of a high-performing Internal Audit team, your responsibilities include leading complex audits and interacting with senior stakeholders on critical business matters. This role offers an opportunity for professionals seeking to deepen audit judgment, gain broad business exposure, and build a foundation for future growth within Internal Audit or the life sciences industry.

What You'll Do:

• Lead end-to-end financial, operational, and compliance audits from planning through reporting and follow-up, with accountability for audit scope, execution quality, and results.
• Apply a risk-based approach to identify key risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and adjust audit scope based on emerging issues and insights.
• Communicate audit results clearly and effectively, including presenting findings and practical remediation recommendations to senior management and facilitating productive discussions with stakeholders.
• Develop high-quality audit reports that are concise, clear, and decision-oriented.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with business leaders while maintaining independence and objectivity.
• Coach and review work performed by audit team members and external providers, providing actionable feedback and supporting capability development.
• Contribute to the annual risk assessment and audit plan, with a focus on emerging risks and areas of heightened exposure.
• Support SOX and integrated audits, including coordination across financial, operational, and technology domains.
• Leverage data analytics and AI-enabled tools to enhance risk identification, audit coverage, and efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement in audit execution, tools, and ways of working within assigned engagements and portfolios.

Who You Are:

You are a critical thinker who can navigate ambiguity and articulate business risk clearly and effectively. You are comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, managing difficult conversations, and challenging constructively. Your curiosity, adaptability, and self-motivation drive you to continuously improve how audit delivers value. You possess a strong understanding of core accounting concepts, experience with revenue areas, and working knowledge of GAAP.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of diversified internal and/or external audit experience (Big 4 experience required); operational and finance experience considered a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong knowledge of audit methodology, risk assessment, and internal controls.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 20%, including international assignments.
• CPA, CA, or equivalent certification.

Preferred Skills:

• Life Sciences industry experience or relevant business experience outside audit.
• Master’s degree in a related degree or MBA.
• Experience with audit software, Generative AI applications (e.g., Microsoft Copilot), and data visualization tools (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense) a plus.

LI-Hybrid

Job Level: Management

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $109,000.00-$146,000.00

Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
• Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
• Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
• A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an 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

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.