Senior Director / Vice President Strategy and Operations, Product and Pipeline Innovation (P&PI)

About P&PI (Product and Pipeline Innovation) 

The Product and Pipeline Innovation (P&PI) team at Flagship Pioneering plays a critical role in advancing Flagship’s mission to conceive, create, resource, and grow first-in-category life science companies. P&PI partners closely with platform companies and the broader Flagship ecosystem to develop pipeline strategies and guide indication choices that maximize the value of platforms. The team also leads senior-level R&D governance processes to inform portfolio and asset progression choices across the ecosystem. 

About Flagship Pioneering 

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life science platform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered over 100 scientific ventures, generating more than $34 billion in aggregate value and conducting over 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents. 

Position Summary 

The Senior Director / Vice President, P&PI Strategy & Operations, is responsible for building and evolving the frameworks, processes, and tools that support pipeline prioritization, indication selection, and cross-functional execution within P&PI. This individual also contributes directly to pipeline and indication strategy development engagements with platform companies. The Senior Director / Vice President is also responsible for the operational effectiveness of the Product & Partnering Review Committee (PPRC), which informs on portfolio choices and asset progression across the ecosystem of Flagship companies. 

Reporting to the COO, Product & Partnering, the Vice President/Senior Director manages the Associate Director, P&PI Strategy & Operations. 

Key Responsibilities 

The Vice President / Senior Director, P&PI Strategy & Operations, co-leads the design and refinement of P&PI’s operating model in collaboration with the platform companies. This includes clarifying engagement models, decision rights, and interfaces to ensure that portfolio strategy and execution are supported by a clear and durable structure. 

The Vice President / Senior Director co-leads the development of pipeline and indications strategy frameworks, value frameworks, and related portfolio tools. This includes establishing consistent approaches to indication selection, defining stage-appropriate deliverables (including commercial and financial outputs), and supporting value pool mapping.  

Based on portfolio needs, the Vice President / Senior Director will also directly contribute to the development of pipeline and asset strategies in partnership with our platform companies and the broader P&PI team.  

The role drives the strategy, structure, and effectiveness of the Product & Partnering Review Committee (PPRC). Responsibilities include defining objectives and meeting architecture, facilitating discussions, shaping decision outputs, clarifying expectations for materials and analysis, and ensuring that the forum evolves as portfolio needs change.  

The Vice President / Senior Director oversees management of the broader P&PI body of work, including initiative tracking, prioritization processes, and execution monitoring. They ensure transparency into commitments and progress, elevate emerging risks or bottlenecks, and support informed decision-making regarding sequencing and focus. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Advanced degree in life sciences (PhD, MD, PharmD, or equivalent).  

• 7–10+ years of experience in biopharma strategy, portfolio management, R&D strategy, or corporate development.  

• Experience as a Principal or Project leader (or equivalent role) at BCG, McKinsey, Bain, Clearview, or another top-tier strategy consulting firm, with demonstrated ability to lead complex engagements particularly in the area of indication strategy development 

• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems, build analytical frameworks, and translate insights into actionable strategic recommendations. 

• Exercises leadership gravitas and adept at cross-functional collaboratio 

• Proven organizational skills with and ability to manage complex workflows in a fast-paced, evolving environment 

• High degree of professionalism, discretion, and accountability. 

Values and Behaviors 

• Entrepreneurial spirit and mission-oriented toward enabling breakthrough innovation. 

• Courage to take initiative and drive improvements across teams and processes 

• Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal and communication skills. 

• Commitment to fostering a growth-oriented, high-energy environment. 

• Accountability for high-quality execution and follow-through. 

What We Offer 

• Impactful role in a company recognized for transformative contributions to human health and sustainability.
  • Dynamic culture with inspiring colleagues and leaders.
  • Support for professional development and growth in an innovative environment. 
  • Comprehensive employee benefits and rewards program. 

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.

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