VP, Head of People & Culture

Foundation Medicine • Boston, MA

2d • $267,520 - $351,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

The VP, Head of People & Culture is an enterprise leader responsible for defining and executing Foundation Medicine's people strategy in support of its business objectives, growth ambitions, and organizational priorities. Reporting to the CEO and serving on the Executive Team, this leader advises senior executives on talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, leadership, and transformation, and helps position the organization to achieve its strategic and operational goals. The role shapes a culture grounded in FMI's values of Integrity, Courage, and Passion, while supporting high performance, accountability, innovation, and collaboration.

The position leads organizational design, workforce planning, talent acquisition and development, leadership development, succession planning, compensation, benefits, recognition, and People & Culture operations. It also leads and develops the People & Culture team, drives enterprise-wide initiatives and change management, and uses data and workforce insights to improve organizational effectiveness. The leader will help anticipate future workforce needs and shape the organization's approach to AI, automation, and evolving ways of working. The role requires operational excellence, scalability, compliance, and a strong employee experience. Domestic U.S. relocation assistance is available. The expected salary range for the primary location of Boston, MA is $267,520–$351,120 per year, and a discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and company performance. The position qualifies for Foundation Medicine benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years of progressive Human Resources, People & Culture, Talent, or related leadership experience, including experience leading senior HR/People teams.
• Demonstrated experience serving as a strategic advisor to CEOs and executive leadership teams, influencing enterprise-level decisions and organizational strategy.
• Experience leading organizational design, talent management, leadership development, succession planning, and culture initiatives in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale organizational change and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect people strategies to organizational priorities and outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with ability to engage effectively at all organizational levels.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, Master's, or another relevant graduate degree).
• Experience in biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, or another highly regulated and innovation-driven industry.
• Track record of serving as a strategic business partner to CEOs and executive leadership teams.
• Experience supporting organizations through rapid growth, transformation, integration, or organizational change.
• Demonstrated success building leadership capabilities and strengthening organizational effectiveness at scale.
• Experience in a global organization and navigating complex matrix environments.
• Passion for advancing a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, inclusion, collaboration, and innovation.
• Experience supporting executive succession planning, leadership transitions, and organizational transformation.
• Understanding of HIPAA and the importance of patient data privacy.
• Commitment to reflect FMI's values: Integrity, Courage, and Passion.
• Expertise in strategic workforce planning and understanding of how AI, automation, and emerging technologies shape organizational design and talent strategy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to define and execute a people strategy that enables business objectives, growth ambitions, and organizational priorities.
• Advise the CEO and Executive Team on talent, culture, organizational effectiveness, leadership, and enterprise transformation.
• Shape and evolve the organization's culture to reflect FMI's values and support high performance, accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
• Co-lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, evolving organizational structures, capabilities, leadership, and culture to support strategic priorities.
• Anticipate future workforce and organizational capability needs and help shape the organization's approach to AI, automation, and evolving ways of working.
• Use organizational and talent strategies to strengthen business performance, accelerate execution, improve leadership effectiveness, and enable sustainable growth.
• Lead organizational design and workforce planning to prepare the organization to scale and meet future business needs.
• Create and implement strategies to attract, develop, engage, and retain exceptional talent.
• Drive leadership development initiatives and strengthen succession pipelines across the organization.
• Establish talent review and succession planning processes, including development opportunities across the Roche network where appropriate.
• Define and execute a forward-looking People & Culture roadmap.
• Ensure compensation, benefits, and recognition programs are competitive, equitable, and aligned with company strategy and values.
• Champion an inclusive, high-performing culture where employees can contribute, grow, and succeed.
• Use data and workforce insights to inform decisions, identify trends, and continuously improve organizational effectiveness.
• Lead and develop a high-performing People & Culture team, fostering excellence, business partnership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure delivery of effective people programs, systems, and processes for employees and leaders.
• Maintain a focus on operational excellence, scalability, compliance, and employee experience.
• Lead enterprise-wide people initiatives and change management efforts that strengthen FMI's culture and organizational capability.
• Comply with FMI's attendance policies.

Benefits

• Foundation Medicine benefits
• Domestic U.S. relocation assistance
• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive