Director/Senior Director Talent Management Strategy

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation 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.. 

Director of Talent Management Strategy

We are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Director or Senior Director of Talent Management Strategy to lead and manage a cutting-edge Talent Management system for Flagship Pioneering. In a business unlike any other, that is focused on having transformative impact on our planet, we are looking for an extraordinary leader to help us innovate and scale our talent practices for the exceptional people at Flagship who accept the mission to change the world. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Talent Management Strategy Director / Senior Director will be a key member of our pioneering team, overseeing talent management and development strategies for Flagship Pioneering. They will report to the SVP of Leadership, Talent Management & Insights, and will serve as a key member of the Leadership, Talent Management & Insights Center of Excellence. This individual will plan, develop, and implement comprehensive talent management strategies that align with our company's vision and needs. 

Responsibilities:

1. Co-create with key internal stakeholders, and then lead and implement a robust talent management framework which supports the development and retention of exceptional talent across the organization.
2. Establish and monitor key performance metrics to measure effectiveness of talent and development strategies.
3. Partner with key stakeholders to identify and address talent gaps and to drive the development and execution of initiatives focused on employee engagement, leadership and talent development.
4. Develop programs that enhance employee performance, including goal setting, performance management, talent review, succession planning, mentoring, and career and leadership development.

1. Work closely with the people analytics and insights team to supercharge the development of a talent dashboard, and embed data driven analytics & insights across the full talent management lifecycle analytics to help leaders make better decisions.
2. Lead efforts to expand talent mobility across the Flagship ecosystem to retain and grow a talented and diverse workforce at all levels of our organization.
3. Facilitate change management initiatives related to talent management and manage internal and external relations within the framework of the talent management system.
4. Design training programs and career progression paths to ensure the development of a talented team that meets our present and future needs.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field. A master's degree or HR certifications are a plus. 
2. Proven experience in designing and implementing evidence-based talent management strategies that are rooted in human centered design and tailored to drive meaningful business impact.
3. Excellent understanding of the talent management life cycle and systems thinking of how to optimize the cycle. 
4. Strong relationships in the talent management & talent intelligence ecosystem of partners, vendors and thought leaders. Demonstrated passion for the tradecraft and investing in personal & professional innovation in the topic. 
5. Strong understanding of diversity, inclusion & belonging (DIB) best practices and integrating those into talent management strategies & approaches.
6. Excellent communication and leadership skills.
7. Ability to build strong relationships and influence at all levels of the organization, and to productively partner with business leaders and HRBPs to jointly move priorities forward.
8. Strong strategic and critical & first principles thinking paired with a proactive, creative approach toward problem solving.
9. Familiarity with HR databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS).
10. Experience in project management and budgeting.
11. Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
12. Ability to work in a hybrid environment while balancing the critical need to be in our Cambridge office two to three days a week. 

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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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