Lead, APEX Strategy and Operations

The role

This person will own the operating engine for the APEX Group by managing the operating cadence, pipeline visibility, and processes. They will coordinate across various departments to keep strategic priorities and transactions on schedule.

What you will do

• Drive APEX's operating cadence, priority-setting, and internal communications.
• Own end-to-end project management across the APEX transaction pipeline.
• Design and run the group's strategy and operations processes.
• Build and maintain dashboards, trackers, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain playbooks, templates, and best practices.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with various departments to remove bottlenecks.
• Prepare materials and drive agendas for leadership meetings and updates.
• Lead special strategic projects and process-improvement initiatives.
• Manage onboarding, training, and knowledge-sharing for new team members.
• Identify inefficiencies in transaction execution and drive solutions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of experience in project or program management, business operations, strategy, or management consulting
• Ability to manage complex, multi-workstream initiatives across cross-functional, senior stakeholder groups
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards, trackers, and executive-ready materials
• Excellent executive presence and written/verbal communication skills
• Experience preparing materials for and advising senior leadership
• Track record designing and implementing operational processes, playbooks, and best practices from scratch
• High degree of discretion, judgment, and professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information

Nice to have

• MBA or other advanced degree
• Prior exposure to life sciences, biotech, or complex transactions

Benefits

• healthcare coverage
• annual incentive program
• retirement benefits
• broad range of other benefits

About the company

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds companies that change the world by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment. The team includes scientists, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers.