Hiring: VP, Program Management & Business Operations Company: Flagship Pioneering Location: Cambridge, MA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 16:58:09 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Program Management, Business Operations, Drug Development, IND Enabling, Early/Mid-Stage Clinical Development, Cross-Functional Leadership, Strategic Planning, Alliance Management, Portfolio Management, Resource Planning, Budget Management, Risk Mitigation, tRNA Therapeutics, Biotechnology Experience: - Proven leader with extensive experience leading research and early drug development program teams from research through the clinic - Particular initial focus on IND enabling and early/mid-stage clinical development - Experience serving as Chief of Staff or in a comparable cross-functional leadership capacity - Comprehensive understanding of the drug discovery process Required Skills: - Ability to lead program teams and instill a culture of scientific rigor, open debate, collaborative teamwork, sense of urgency, and accountability - Guide program teams to define key scientific questions, program strategy, and objectives, translating these into optimal deliverables, cross-functional plans, timelines, and budgets - Identify bottlenecks, risks, and issues, and proactively develop appropriate mitigation proposals - Ensure key decisions are identified, assessed for impact, and alternative scenarios are developed and evaluated - Develop operational plans with realistic timelines, budget, and resource planning, and monitor performance against plans - Drive collaboration between functional teams and with the Leadership Team - Serve as the key accountable person for communicating program-related matters to management, producing the one "source of truth" for program-related topics and timelines - Point person for alliance management and coordination - Lead and/or manage strategic or platform development projects - Collaborate with the Chief Scientific Officer and Research Leadership Team to coordinate content for quarterly business review meetings - Collaborate with Leadership Team in development of strategic plans, company goals, and long-range planning assumptions at the portfolio level Qualifications: - Talented and highly motivated leader - Member of the Company's Leadership Team, serving as Chief of Staff - Reports to the President & CFO - Works closely with the Chief Medical Officer to lead the program team for the Company's lead program, AP003, and future programs Compensation: Not specified Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!