What if... We could harness the power of Flagship’s scientific platforms and create novel treatment options that benefit more patients, sooner?
ABOUT PIONEERING MEDICINES
Pioneering Medicines, Flagship Pioneering’s in-house drug development unit, is dedicated to conceiving and developing a broad portfolio of life-changing treatments for patients built from Flagship’s innovative platforms. Harnessing the drug development expertise of its team together with the power of Flagship's multiple scientific platforms, Pioneering Medicines explores and identifies new product concepts which are then advanced jointly with Flagship’s bioplatform companies. Within Flagship’s Innovation Supply Chain partnerships, Pioneering Medicines works with external collaborators to apply its unique approach to partners’ R&D priorities. These partnerships are highly co-creative strategic alliances that accelerate therapeutic innovation by bringing together partners spanning the full spectrum of drug discovery, development, and production.
THE ROLE
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Management Associate Director or Director to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for developing and managing strategically important partnerships with pharmaceutical companies and with other Flagship companies. You will help establish best practices for Pioneering Medicines’ existing and future programs. Since we are an entrepreneurial, high growth unit of Flagship you will work as the Program Manager on at least one program at any given time. This is a high-profile role in our organization and an opportunity to work side by side with our leadership team.
This role will be based at our Cambridge, MA location. We have a hybrid model, and onsite presence is required 4 days per week.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Program Management
- Manage projects of high complexity, including with novel modalities, all of which are enabled by a collaboration
- Thinks strategically at the asset and portfolio level
- Work with the project team to develop the integrated development plan
- Enable transparent and candid communication across the team and to leadership
- Relentlessly ensure the execution and tracking of critical activities for project teams
- Bring high energy and team spirit that leads to a highly functioning team
- Work closely with the project/program managers to ensure teams are operating within the agreement and to ensure the scientific/operations perspectives are brought to the negotiations.
Strategic Partnership Development:
- Understand the partner's business objectives and how the companies align
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including partner companies
- Participate in and represent the voice of the PM functions in structuring partnership agreements and in ensuring alignment of goals, expectations, and deliverables
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including program teams, leadership, business development, legal, and finance teams, to ensure alignment of objectives and smooth execution of partnership goals and activities
- Facilitate effective knowledge transfer between partner organizations and internal teams, fostering a culture of innovation and shared learning
- Coordinate joint projects, meetings, and workshops, promoting active collaboration and synergy among cross-functional teams
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD, Master's or BS/BA/MBA degree
- 8+ years' experience in a drug discovery development field or scientific, functional experience
- 6+ years drug development Program Management experience
- Scientific/research background, preferably with experience in Metabolic, Immunology, Cardiovascular, Vaccines, and/or renal disease area(s)
- Experience in multiple modalities (e.g., RNA-based therapies, biologics/antibodies, small molecule, etc.)
- Strong understanding of the biopharmaceutical landscape, including key players, emerging trends, and technological advancements.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
ABOUT FLAGSHIP PIONEERING:
Flagship Pioneering invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health, sustainability and beyond. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 companies. Many of these companies have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.
Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.
At Flagship, we accept impossible missions to enable bigger leaps. Our core values guide us through uncertainty and toward lasting impact.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We recognize that great candidates often bring unique strengths without fulfilling every qualification. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your background and interest in Flagship.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.
The salary range for this role is $148,000 - $236,500. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Pioneering Medicines currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Pioneering Medicines’s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.
What We Do
Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies to transform human health and sustainability.
Since its launch in 2000, the firm has applied a unique, hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $30 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship is backed by >$3 billion of aggregate capital commitments, of which over $1.5 billion has been deployed toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside >$10 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions.
The current Flagship ecosystem includes Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO), Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SYRS).
