Senior Director, Strategy and Operations

The role

You will facilitate and manage the execution of company creation activities for two Origination Teams. You will serve as an operations thought partner to Origination Team Leaders to ensure excellence in scientific innovation and entrepreneurial company creation.

What you will do

• Work with Origination Team Leaders to set organizational priorities and track goals.
• Maintain dashboards and track KPIs for Origination Team strategy and operations.
• Identify, design and implement strategic initiatives that impact the portfolio.
• Partner with FSP functions to ensure effective collaboration with portfolio companies.
• Provide visibility and guidance on resource allocation across projects and companies.
• Partner with portfolio company leadership teams to execute complex projects.
• Set agendas and cadence for Origination Team meetings.
• Prepare high-quality reports, briefings, and presentations for leaders.
• Develop and utilize program management tools, processes, and AI agents.
• Develop and maintain best practices for ideation, company creation, launch and fundraising preparedness.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of industry/biotech experience in drug discovery, drug development, or engineering related to life sciences tools.
• Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical landscape and/or life sciences tools/technologies space.
• Strategic mindset with operational rigor.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects.
• Exceptional leadership skills and EQ.
• Exceptional communication skills to analyze and convey complex information to senior stakeholders.
• Strong financial literacy.
• Passion for growth and development with a track record of acting on feedback.

Nice to have

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or engineering disciplines
• Ph.D. degree
• Scientific/research background with broad disease-area expertise
• Management consulting experience in those fields
• Experience across multiple therapeutics modalities (e.g., RNA-based therapies, biologics/antibodies, small molecules, etc.)
• Program/Project/Portfolio Management Experience with project management tools and dashboards

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Annual incentive program
• Retirement benefits
• Broad range of other benefits

About the company

Flagship Pioneering is a scientific innovation engine that invents and builds companies that change the world. They unite life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment to create breakthroughs.