Director, Legal Compliance

Scorpion Therapeutics; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Flagship Pioneering is seeking a Compliance Director to design and operationalize the government contracts and grants compliance program. You will build controls, policies, and training to ensure regulatory alignment across our expanding operations, with a focus on FAR/DFARS and private fund requirements.

Based in Cambridge, MA, this in-person role requires partnering with finance and legal teams, translating complex regulations into scalable processes, and leading international compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5-8 years in compliance or related fields, federal contracting experience preferred.
• Familiarity with financial services regulations (e.g., SEC, Advisers Act) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build controls and documentation for government-funded programs.
• Monitor evolving financial services and capital markets regulations (e.g., SEC, fund structures).
• Develop compliance frameworks for fund operations (investor communications, conflicts, books/records).
• Coordinate international compliance standards.
• Partner with finance and legal teams.

Skills

Compliance program design

Regulatory translation

Project management

Communication & relationship-building

AI tools for law

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Role

Compliance Director responsible for establishing and operationalizing Flagship Pioneering's government contracts and grants compliance program.

Objectives

Design policies, training, monitoring, reporting, and controls to meet federal, international, and private fund regulatory obligations, while scaling compliance across expanding operations.

Responsibilities

• build controls and documentation for government-funded programs
• monitor evolving financial services and capital markets regulations (e.g., SEC, fund structures)
• develop compliance frameworks for fund operations (investor communications, conflicts, personal trading, books/records)
• coordinate international compliance standards
• partner with finance and legal teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 5-8 years in compliance, regulatory or government contracts, ideally with federal government contracting experience (FAR/DFARS), grants, or private fund compliance
• familiarity with financial services regulations (e.g., SEC, Advisers Act) preferred

Skills

• knowledge of compliance program design
• translating complex regulations into scalable processes
• project management
• strong communication, and relationship-building
• capacity to leverage AI legal tools

High-Value

focus on government contracts/grants, private fund compliance, financial services regulation, international scope, and scaling compliance infrastructure.

Work Setup

in-person at Cambridge, MA with flexible scheduling.