Senior IT Project Leader

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 Overview Flagship is seeking an experienced Senior IT Project Leader to drive strategic technology initiatives across the enterprise. This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who thrives in ambiguity, builds strong cross-functional partnerships, and enjoys turning complex ideas into successful outcomes. Reporting to the Senior Director of IT Performance, the Project Leader will partner with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership to deliver initiatives aligned with Flagship's strategy. Projects may span enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, scientific systems, and other strategic IT capabilities. Rather than simply managing timelines, the Project Leader serves as the connective tissue between business strategy and technology execution, bringing people together, aligning priorities, removing obstacles, and ensuring successful delivery. What You'll Do Lead Strategic Technology Initiatives Lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives from planning through implementation and operational transition. Partner with business and IT leaders to define project objectives, scope, success measures, and delivery strategies. Develop and manage integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, resource forecasts, and governance activities. Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational priorities. Drive Cross-Functional Leadership Build trusted partnerships with business leaders, technical teams, and executive stakeholders. Facilitate collaboration across multiple departments, vendors, and external partners. Lead steering committee meetings, executive updates, and project governance forums. Create alignment among diverse stakeholders while driving timely decision-making. Manage Complexity and Risk Anticipate and proactively manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and scope changes. Resolve delivery challenges by balancing business priorities, technical constraints, and organizational impacts. Ensure project decisions are made by data, risk assessments, and strategic objectives. Drive organizational readiness, communications, and change management activities to support successful adoption. Advance Delivery Excellence Champion consistent project management practices, governance standards, and delivery methodologies. Develop executive-level reporting and portfolio insights that enable informed decision-making. Identify opportunities to improve project delivery