About Preemptive Health and Medicine

Flagship’s Preemptive Health and Medicine is pioneering a new field to protect, maintain, or improve people’s health before they get sick. Starting with the premise that health should be accessible for all, this initiative is pursuing interventions that protect health from external threats and those that can prevent or delay the onset of diseases. This work has the potential to revolutionize the way we prepare for the next infectious disease threat and the way we prevent and preempt disease such as Type 2 Diabetes, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders, adding years to life and life to years.

Role Overview: 
Reporting to Senior Partner for Preemptive Health and Medicine, as the VP of Strategy and Operations, you will be a crucial driver in leading and executing strategic initiatives that align with Flagship Pioneering’s mission to protect, maintain and improve people’s health before they get sick. You will work closely with our leadership team, portfolio companies, and external stakeholders to shape the strategies and operational frameworks that will drive our innovative projects to success.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop, articulate, and implement the strategic vision and plan for the Preemptive Health and Medicine Initiative, ensuring alignment with Flagship Pioneering’s overarching goals.
• Identify opportunities for new initiatives, partnerships, and investments that will advance the portfolio’s mission and objectives.

Operational Management:

• Oversee and enhance operational processes, including Initiative’s business plan, objectives and key results, to ensure efficient execution of strategic initiatives.
• Implement robust project management frameworks to track, measure, and report on the success of the various initiatives.

Team Building & Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team dedicated to preemptive health projects.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative culture that promotes continuous learning and excellence.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Establish and maintain partnerships with academic, industry, and government stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with internal and external partners to drive collaborative projects and initiatives in the US and as part of global engagement team.

Financial Oversight:

• Develop and manage budgets for strategic initiatives, ensuring financial probity and resource optimization.
• Work closely with the finance team to secure funding and manage financial risks associated with projects.

Innovation & Research:

• Stay abreast of the latest developments in preemptive health and medicines to ensure Flagship Pioneering remains at the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancements.
• Coordinate research and development efforts to align with strategic priorities and market needs, in partnership with scientific leaders.

Reporting & Communication:

• Regularly update the executive team on the progress, challenges, and opportunities related to the portfolio.
• Ensure transparent and effective communication across all levels of the organization.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: Advanced degree (Ph.D., MD, MBA, Master’s, or equivalent) in Life Sciences, Medicine, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in strategic leadership roles within the life sciences, biotechnology, or healthcare industries.
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in leading and managing large-scale, strategic projects and teams.
• Skills: Strong leadership, analytical, and project management skills with an ability to navigate complex, multidisciplinary environments.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders.
• Innovation: A deep understanding of the healthcare landscape, preemptive health strategies, and emerging trends in medicines.

About Flagship Pioneering:

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health and sustainability exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from cancer detection and treatment to nature-positive agriculture.   

What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.   

Many of the companies Flagship has founded 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. 

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