Flagship Pioneering | Cambridge, MA Director, CIO Office - Flagship Pioneering : Job Details

Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation 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

The Director, CIO Office plays a crucial role in supporting the Chief Information Officer (CIO) in driving IT strategy, governance, and operational excellence. In particular, the Director of CIO Office will be providing leadership for the cross-functional management of information and technology across the enterprise. It oversees functions such as IT strategy, governance, performance management, and the definition of IT ways of working (for example, common methodologies, processes, and tools for developing and operating IT).

The position focuses on ensuring that the IT organization does the right things through strategy and governance, as well as doing things right through organizational and operational model development and performance management.

This position is responsible for managing the overall IT project portfolio, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget, and providing leadership and guidance to project managers. Additionally, the Lead of the CIO Office will oversee budget supervision, vendor management, and the maintenance of IT procedures and standard operating protocols (SOPs).

Key Responsibilities

Budget Management:

Performance Indicators & Reporting:

IT Procedures & SOPs:

Required Skills and Qualifications

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.