Director of Business Systems

The Company 

Lila Sciences is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the scientific method. Lila Sciences is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. Join our mission-driven team and contribute to the future of science. 

Our platform is integrating AI and automation into discovery and development efforts across materials and life sciences to accelerate solutions for sustainability and therapeutics challenges. 

At Lila Sciences, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply. 

The Role 

Lila Sciences is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Director of Business Systems to join our team. This role is responsible for the strategic planning, development, implementation, and management of core business systems, including HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and CRM (Customer Relationship Management), across the organization. This role ensures that business systems are aligned with business goals and objectives, enhance operational efficiency, and foster innovation. The director will lead the analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of these vital systems to support organizational growth and excellence.

Responsibilities include: 

• Develop and implement a long-term strategic plan for business systems in alignment with the organizational strategy.
• Identify opportunities to optimize business processes through innovative system solutions.
• Oversee the planning, design, and implementation of business systems like HRIS (HiBob), ERP (Oracle NetSuite/SAP), CRM (Sales Force)
• Develop and manage functional specifications for COTS and custom software
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate scientific and operational needs into detailed requirements for digital solutions. 
• Analyze existing workflows to identify inefficiencies and propose digital enhancements or automation opportunities. 
• Ensure the reliability, performance, and security of all business systems.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies and enhancements for these systems.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment between IT and other departments.
• Oversee system implementation projects, including budgeting, resource allocation, and timeline management.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, negotiate contracts, and ensure the delivery of services aligned with agreements specific to business systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with business systems.
• Ensure systems comply with relevant legal, regulatory, and operational standards.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence across the organization’s business systems.
• Monitor and measure the effectiveness of business systems and drive improvements as needed.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in business systems management, with a focus on HRIS, ERP, and CRM systems, and at least 5 years in a leadership position.
• Portfolio of digital projects implemented successfully whereby the candidate led and owed the business analysis discovery (user story generation), requirements gathering, and traceability.
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience in project management and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Familiarity with compliance standards and risk management practices.

More about Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a platform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. 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. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

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.

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.