Flagship Pioneering

Vice President, Human Resources

Flagship Pioneering$270K — $320K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 15-20+ years of HR experience or Master's Degree with 10-15+ years of progressive HR experience.
  • Extensive experience in a highly matrixed, innovative environment.
  • Proficient in coaching and counseling across all staff levels on HR issues.
  • Strong relationship-building and influencing skills without direct authority.
  • Skilled in translating business strategies into actionable HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of HRBPs for Flagship Labs companies.
  • Act as a strategic partner and change agent to align business strategies with HR practices.
  • Support senior management in fostering a pioneering and engaging company culture.
  • Collaborate with Learning & Talent Development on leadership programs for career growth.
  • Customize and unify HR programs in consultation with other HR leaders.
  • Coach managers on team effectiveness and strategic HR matters.
  • Manage day-to-day HR needs and act as a contact for HR tools and processes.

Benefits

  • Healthcare coverage.
  • Annual incentive program.
  • Retirement benefits.
  • Broad range of additional benefits.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

The VP, HRBP for Flagship Labs will be a key driver of the people strategy for the origination team members across our Pioneering Business Units in Flagship Labs (approximately 110 individuals). This role will have a dual reporting relationship to HR, and COO, Flagship Labs. In this role, the VP, HRBP will build and sustain relationships with their client group and the broader enterprise. The VP HRBP will effectively shape the needs and opportunities in talent management and development, effective working models for pioneering and entrepreneuring, change management, compensation, work force planning, organization development and design for a matrixed environment of PBUs and companies, performance management, employee engagement, career ladders and competencies, and communications.

The VP, HRBP will collaborate with the other HR Leaders to diagnose needs, develop, and deliver solutions to support our organization that encompasses all phases of company creation from conception to growth. The person in this role should have strong business acumen with proven ability to understand and align business needs with HR solutions to move the business forward in a changing environment. The ideal candidate will effectively influence analysis, accountability, and decision-making in many areas that impact our people.

The VP HRBP must have a demonstrated track record of effective coaching and strategic partnerships with senior leaders and their employees, proven leadership skills, an unusually strong ability to influence without direct authority, experience building teams of scientist entrepreneurs and organizational design. The VP, HRBP should be able to demonstrate interpersonal awareness to effectively build and sustain strong client partnerships at all levels with trust and credibility to influence individuals and teams. The successful candidate will have the ability to identify and develop talent in a high-paced iterative and innovative culture and be effective in addressing change and transformation. Ability to analyze trends and use metrics to propose and develop solutions is also critical.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead a team of talented HRBP who support Flagship Labs companies
  • Serve as a strategic thought partner, change agent, and implementation advisor; be familiar with the strategic plans of Flagship Labs to help Flagship Labs leadership and Pioneering Business Unit Leaders translate the business strategy and goals into HR related practices.
  • Guide and support senior management and their employees in developing sustainable practices, and behaviors to drive Flagship's pioneering and entrepreneurial culture and enhance employee engagement and development in Flagship mindsets, values and behaviors.
  • Partner closely with Learning & Talent Development to develop and execute leadership development programs and processes that align with Flagship Lab's goals and career paths for Flagship's originators.
  • Determine where to create unified and consistent programs and where to customize in partnership with other HR leaders. Influence and align senior business leaders in cases where there is disagreement on best path forward on items that go across Business Units.
  • Coach and advise managers on the effectiveness of their teams, strategic business matters, talent topics and general HR issues.
  • Help executives align manager and employee capabilities to the mid-to-long-term business needs.
  • Partner with the TA and Executive TA team, assisting with a variety of matters to include interviewing, onboarding, immigration, etc.
  • Manage the day-to-day Human Resources needs of the PBU Leaders and their teams including acting as a point of contact for people tools, processes and programs.
  • Act as stewards of the employee experience and Flagship's culture.
  • In collaboration with Talent Development, design and deliver Manager Capability initiatives to further drive collective education and manager effectiveness.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree with 15-20+ years experience in the HR field or
  • Master's Degree and 10-15+ years of progressive HR experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Prior Pharma/Biopharma experience
  • Prior experience in a highly matrixed, innovative and fast paced environment
  • Organizational effectiveness experience
  • Proven experience coaching and counseling all levels of staff on a wide variety of issues, and a thorough understanding of performance management systems
  • Exceptional networking and relationship building acumen with a drive and exceptional ability to influence without authority and challenge senior leaders to create support for the best outcome across different perspectives
  • Ability to translate business vision and strategy into an executable people agenda
  • Ability to successfully communicate to a diverse audience
  • Strengths in working in a highly matrixed environment, strong collaboration and influencing skills
  • Employee relations experience managing complex workplace matters
  • Exceptional judgement and passion
  • HR leadership experience

Additional Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply OD concepts and models, such as team effectiveness, change management, communication styles, facilitation, and leadership development.
  • Highly skilled in facilitating meetings and creating and delivering presentations to a variety of in-person and remote audiences.
  • Demonstrated business acumen and a working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines.
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills including the ability to diagnose root causes.
  • Ability to work in a time sensitive and confidential environment, balancing multiple priorities simultaneously.
  • Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
  • Computer skills in MS office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SharePoint, and HRIS (UKG)

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The salary range for this role is $270,000 - $320,000. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Flagship Pioneering currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Flagship Pioneering's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies. The firm operates through its Flagship Labs unit, which is a dedicated innovation foundry that invents and launches transformative companies. Flagship Pioneering has created over 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $34 billion in aggregate value, 500+ issued patents, and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents. The firm's portfolio includes companies in the fields of therapeutics, health technologies, and sustainability. Flagship Pioneering was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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