Senior Manager, Office of APAC Chairman

Who We Are

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.

Position summary

Reporting to the Chairman, APAC, this is a pivotal role for managing senior-level engagements and communications to drive Flagship’s business development efforts in Asia-Pacific, as well as local office operations management. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong situational awareness, operational excellence, with advanced business proficiency in English, and possess excellent interpersonal skills for senior stakeholder management across a global network, in particular, the US, South Korea, Japan and Singapore.

This position will be based in Singapore, Flagship Pioneering’s Asia-Pacific hub.

 Responsibilities

• Orchestrate senior (C-suite-level) engagement on behalf of the APAC Chairman, including tracking cultivation and engagement progress, prioritizing and arranging for meetings where appropriate. Requires ability to prioritize meetings as needed, based on understanding of business priorities.
• Prioritize and facilitate communications and travel plans to support the APAC Chairman’s global network and business relationships, in particular, across the US, Europe, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.
• Support APAC Chairman’s expense management (e.g., tracking, submission)
• Manage correspondence for APAC Chairman, including working with Flagship APAC team on the preparation of briefings, presentations and speeches, including written and verbal communications in English.
• Coordinate and facilitate the seamless execution of Flagship APAC's strategic priorities across multiple internal Flagship and with external business partners including agenda preparation, recording meeting minutes in Flagship’s CRM and ensuring the execution of follow-up items.
• Oversee relevant daily operations in the Singapore office, including liaising with local vendors (e.g., office service provider) and coordinating international visits and events with relevant Flagship colleagues
• Other duties as assigned, based on business needs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
• Advanced / Business proficiency in English (Written and verbal). Proficiency in Korean and / or Japanese viewed favorably.
• Prior experience working directly with senior leaders in global organizations, including engaging with leaders across different countries.
• Proven track record of being able to work in complex and high-intensity environments.
• Strong situational awareness, process management skills and high attention to detail.
• Experience in senior stakeholder relationship management.
• Sophisticated team collaborator and communicator.
• High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with utmost discretion.

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. 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. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

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.