Director/Senior Director, Compensation

Flagship Pioneering; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 280,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Annual incentive program

Retirement benefits

Job summary

An innovative biotechnology company based in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Compensation Leader to design and implement broad-based compensation programs. The role requires 10+ years of experience in high-growth environments and strong analytical skills. You will partner with senior leaders to influence compensation practices and maintain compliance across global operations. This opportunity offers a competitive salary range of $172,000 - $280,500 along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience in high-growth environments.
• Experience in navigating complex, matrixed environments is essential.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and refine compensation programs across a global footprint.
• Collaborate with recruiting to craft competitive offers.
• Maintain awareness of compensation regulations across key geographies.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Global workforce support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, or Business Administration

Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications (e.g., CCP)

Tools

Excel

Market pricing tools

HRIS platforms

Job description

Position Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously refine broad‑based compensation programs across a global footprint, including geographic differentials, salary structures, job leveling, and bonus frameworks.
• Lead annual compensation review cycles (merit, bonus, promotion) in close partnership with HR Business Partners, Finance, and Talent Acquisition.
• Collaborate with recruiting teams to craft competitive, market‑aligned offers while maintaining internal equity.
• Conduct ongoing market benchmarking and compensation analysis, leveraging tools such as Radford and Pave.
• Maintain and evolve our pay transparency and pay equity frameworks across the organization.

Strategic Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with executive compensation, equity, and benefits leads to ensure cohesive Total Rewards strategy.
• Serve as a thought partner to HRBPs and senior business leaders, providing guidance on compensation practices, offer structures, and policy interpretation.
• Prepare and deliver insights, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership.

Global Compensation & Compliance

• Maintain deep awareness of compensation regulations across key geographies.
• Develop and maintain localization frameworks to ensure regional competitiveness and compliance.
• Advise on global mobility compensation matters and cross‑border assignments.

Team and Operational Excellence

• Manage compensation tools, systems, and workflows to ensure accurate, efficient program delivery.
• Support compensation‑related aspects of M&A and new company creation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field; advanced degree and/or relevant certifications (e.g., CCP) aplus.
• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience, with specific expertise in broad‑based compensation within high‑growth or startup environments.
• Experience supporting global workforces and navigating complex, matrixed environments.
• High executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel, market pricing tools, and HRIS platforms.
• Background in biotech, tech, or high‑growth venture‑backed companies preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to executive and equity compensation programs, even if not the primary area of responsibility.
• Understanding of Total Rewards integration, including benefits, mobility, and people analytics.

Why Join Flagship Pioneering?

This is a rare opportunity to play a critical role in shaping groundbreaking collaborations that drive scientific innovation. As a senior compensation leader you will operate at the intersection of business, salary, and cutting‑edge biotechnology, helping to build and support transformational partnerships that advance human health.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies

Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

The salary range for this role is $172,000 - $280,500. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Flagship Pioneering currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Flagship Pioneering's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.