Vice President, Human Resources

Flagship Pioneering is a scientific innovation engine that invents and builds 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 in human health, sustainability, and beyond. 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 team of scientists, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and create breakthroughs 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 named four times to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. 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