Flagship Pioneering UK: Sr Manager, Scientific Project Management

Location: London UK

Reports to: VP, Strategy & Operations – Flagship Pioneering UK

About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, and grows first-in-category bioplatform companies that transform human health and sustainability. Since 2000, Flagship has founded and developed more than 100 breakthrough ventures — including Moderna — collectively generating over $60 billion in value.

Flagship’s pioneering model combines scientific exploration with disciplined venture creation and is now expanding through Flagship Pioneering UK, strengthening partnerships with leading UK research, clinical, and innovation ecosystems.

Role Overview

The Sr Manager, Scientific Project Management will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing Flagship Pioneering’s partnership and ecosystem strategy across the UK.

This role blends scientific fluency, strategic insight, external relationship management, and program leadership, supporting existing collaborations while helping identify, assess, and develop new partnership and scientific opportunities as Flagship expands its UK presence.

You will work across academic, clinical, governmental, and technology-innovation stakeholders — including our partnerships with Cambridge and the Crick, as well as our emerging partners — to accelerate collaboration, guide opportunity evaluation, and connect the UK’s world-leading capabilities with Flagship’s bioplatform innovation engine.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific, Strategic & Competitive Insight

• Continuously evaluate emerging UK scientific, translational, and technology domains — identifying trends, new capabilities, and breakthrough research aligned with Flagship’s ecosystem and bioplatform priorities.
• Conduct horizon scanning and competitive/landscape assessments that inform Flagship’s UK portfolio strategy and highlight areas for new partnership and scientific synergy.
• Translate complex scientific concepts and early-stage discoveries into actionable insights and strategic recommendations for internal decision-making.

Opportunity Assessment & Due Diligence

• Lead early diligence for potential new partnerships, initiatives, or scientific collaboration opportunities, integrating scientific, strategic, and ecosystem considerations.

Partnership Development & Ecosystem Expansion

• Support the design, launch, and delivery of multi-institutional collaborations — spanning academia (e.g., Cambridge, Crick), clinical research networks, government, and technology partners.
• Build and nurture relationships with institutional leaders, principal investigators, translational units, research offices, and innovation partners across the UK.
• Identify new partnership pathways and develop strategic proposals for Flagship leadership.

Program, Project & Relationship Management

• Oversee project planning, execution, budgeting, and reporting for partnership and ecosystem initiatives.
• Prepare dashboards, KPIs, and progress updates for internal leadership, joint steering committees, and external partners.
• Coordinate operational, contractual, and governance workflows with universities, research offices, and clinical networks.

Workshops, Events & Convening

• Support the preparation, facilitation, and follow-up of scientific workshops, symposia, and innovation forums — including those with Cambridge, the Crick, and future partners.
• Help design high-impact sessions that spark collaboration between Flagship companies and UK researchers, technologists, and clinicians.

Communication, Visualisation & Executive Presentations

• Develop polished, executive-ready presentations, case studies, landscape summaries, and partnership materials.
• Partner with communications teams to highlight partnership successes, research insights, and Flagship’s impact in the UK.
• Represent Flagship Pioneering UK at ecosystem events, meetings, and strategic engagements.

Team Collaboration & Organisational Connectivity

• Collaborate with the broader Flagship Pioneering UK and global teams, helping ensure strategic alignment and strong connectivity across Flagship’s venture-creation and exploratory programs.
• Contribute to internal processes, knowledge-sharing, and UK strategy development.

Qualifications

Required:

• Masters, PhD or equivalent advanced degree in biomedical or life sciences.
• Min 2 years in management consulting, venture capital investing, or startup leadership or operations experience.
• Experience managing scientific, translational, or innovation-focused collaborations across academia, industry, or government.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills, including the ability to engage scientific, technical, and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated project and program management capability; thrives in dynamic, entrepreneurial environments.
• Ability to create clear, compelling presentations and narratives from complex scientific and strategic information.

Desirable:

• Familiarity with the UK life-sciences ecosystem.
• Familiarity with the Flagship Pioneering ecosystem.
• Experience in scientific due diligence, competitive intelligence, venture creation, or innovation management.
• Strong skills in PowerPoint, Excel, or dashboarding/visualisation tools; comfort producing high-quality, executive-level materials.

Who You Are

You are curious, strategic, and collaborative — energized by frontier science and motivated to turn insights into meaningful partnerships and impact.

You excel in cross-disciplinary environments, communicate with clarity and purpose, and are proactive in ambiguity.

You build trust quickly, think both creatively and analytically, and enjoy connecting scientific opportunity with strategic potential.

The Opportunity

This role offers a rare opportunity to shape and expand Flagship Pioneering’s presence in the UK, shaping how scientific discovery, translational capability, and venture creation intersect. By bridging Flagship’s bioplatform innovation model with the UK’s world-leading research, clinical, and technology ecosystems, you will help catalyze new partnerships, accelerate breakthroughs, and contribute to the next generation of transformative Flagship companies.