IT Director, Enterprise Digital Growth

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. 

Why Flagship?
At Flagship Pioneering, YOU get: inspiring leadership, great company culture, competitive compensation packages, best in class benefits, generous PTO, beautiful office space stocked with unlimited snacks and free lunch delivered daily, and impactful work with endless career growth.

Position Summary

The Director, Enterprise Digital Growth is responsible for orchestrating and enhancing the digital capabilities that drive our portfolio companies' growth. In partnership with program and product owners, this role emphasizes the integration of continuous feedback loops as a foundational aspect, ensuring alignment, innovation, and tailored application to enterprise companies. This role goes beyond traditional IT, focusing on the development of technologies and practices that fuel innovation in areas like data science, computational biology, and engineering functions. Digital growth is a multifaceted concept involving the seamless integration of modern technologies with our scientific goals. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Digital Growth Planning: Design and lead the digital growth strategy, aligning technological advancements with business needs, especially in early-stage data science, bioinformatics, and computational biology functions. Specifically working with the FSP NewCo to GrowthCo transition team on establishing and revising the Digital specific playbooks.
2. Technology & Tool Integration: Oversee the introduction and scaling of specific software products and technologies that support R&D-focused biotech companies, like AWS Storage Gateway, Laboratory Data Transfer, Data Management, Benchling ELN, LIMS systems, etc.
3. Collaboration & Alignment with Science: Foster strong collaboration between technology, scientific, and business teams to ensure digital initiatives are rooted in Flagship's scientific mission.
4. Data-Driven Innovation: Facilitate the development and deployment of data analytics and bioinformatics tools to enhance research and decision-making capabilities.
5. Digital Laboratory Support: Support digital transformation within laboratory environments, enabling seamless data management, analytical processing, and operational efficiency.
6. Vendor & Partner Management: Coordinate with technology vendors and external partners to ensure that they align with our digital growth vision and comply with industry standards.
7. Innovation & Emerging Technology Adoption: Stay ahead of emerging digital trends and technologies within life sciences, ensuring continuous innovation and learning.
8. Compliance & Security in the Digital Landscape: Ensure that all digital growth initiatives adhere to regulatory compliance, risk management, privacy, and security standards.
9. Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate across roles and departments to ensure integrated digital growth strategies, working closely with other Directors, Associate Directors, and program/product owners.
10. Budget & Financial Management: Oversee budget planning and financial management in alignment with digital growth strategies.
11. Communication & Marketing of Programs and Products: Lead the communication and marketing of digital growth programs and products, ensuring clarity, alignment, and effective utilization.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum of 10 years' experience in digital technology or growth management, with at least 5 years in the Biotech or Pharma sector.
2. Proven expertise in driving digital growth, scaling technologies, and managing complex digital projects within the life sciences industry.
3. Extensive experience in bioinformatics tools, data management practices, and laboratory IT solutions relevant to Biotech research and development.
4. Strong understanding of emerging technologies and their application in a scientific research environment.
5. Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills.
6. A degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related field is highly desirable.

Summary:

The Director, Enterprise Digital Growth plays a pivotal role in integrating digital technologies with Flagship's scientific vision. With a focus on scaling digital technologies, enhancing collaboration, driving innovation, and aligning with scientific and business goals, this role encapsulates the essence of digital growth within the context of life sciences. Understanding the unique intersection of technology, science, and business will be key to success in this transformative and dynamic role.

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.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

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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