Senior Manager / Associate Director, Product and Pipeline Operations
About The Position
Position Summary: The Associate Director, P&PI Operations, will play a central role in supporting the operations and governance of P&PI and the Product and Partnering Review Committee (PPRC). Reporting to the Director, P&PI Operations, this individual will ensure seamless coordination, documentation, and process improvement across portfolio governance activities. The role requires a detail-oriented, proactive, and highly organized professional who can manage complex cross-functional processes and drive accountability across teams. Flagship is an experiment in institutional, entrepreneurial innovation practiced in the context of a small company with an insurgent mindset. We are seeking individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong communication skills, and comfort working in and contributing to a dynamic and cross-functional team environment. The level of the role will be commensurate with the education and years of experience of the identified candidate.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in operations, portfolio management, or program governance within biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or a related R&D environment.
- Proven ability to manage complex calendars, governance workflows, and cross-functional communications.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills with keen attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to synthesize discussions into actionable summaries.
- Proficiency with collaboration and tracking tools (e.g., SharePoint, Smartsheet, Notion, Microsoft Office, AI-based productivity tools).
- Demonstrated ability to partner across scientific, operational, and leadership teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Proven ability to build and sustain strong working relationships across diverse stakeholder groups, fostering collaboration, trust, and alignment.
- High degree of professionalism, discretion, and accountability.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and mission-oriented toward enabling breakthrough innovation.
- Courage to take initiative and drive improvements across teams and processes.
- Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to fostering a growth-oriented, high-energy environment.
- Accountability for high-quality execution and follow-through.
Responsibilities
- Engages in a process with leadership of prioritizing the most compelling concepts that could become ProtoCos, Flagship’s first stage of development
- Build strong relationship across Flagship and the dozens of Flagship platform companies as part of understanding the capabilities of each platform, present and planned.
- Balances unconstrained, highly creative thinking with an Exploration Method that has been designed to create product concepts with transformational clinical outcomes at the end of an Exploration process that runs several months
- Establishes a close partnering relationship with each team member.
- Contributes to a high-energy team spirit and high functioning team and leads in a way that is consistent with Pioneering Medicines’ values
Benefits
- Impactful role in a company recognized for transformative contributions to human health and sustainability.
- Dynamic culture with inspiring colleagues and leaders.
- Support for professional development and growth in an innovative environment.
- Comprehensive employee benefits and rewards program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
