Executive Writer, Office of the CEO

Who We Are

Flagship Pioneering is a life sciences 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 Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Executive Operations, CEO Office, and working closely with the Communications team, the Executive Writer will will write and create compelling and accurate communications content across all CEO channels and ensure the CEO has the support and information he needs to deliver on his comms activities. 

Here's how you will contribute: 

• Work cross-functionally to ensure all internal and external communications from the CEO align with the positioning strategy set by the CPA team and iterate on the strategy as needed with relevant stakeholders, in close coordination with the CPA and human capital teams.
• Systematically track correspondence and status of requests and responses
• Manage, in coordination with members of the Office of the CEO, correspondence and assist the CEO in generating executive-level communications including correspondence with employees, investors, foundations, etc., speeches and other formal presentations, reports, memos, and other printed materials
• Work with Flagship Social Impact team to manage and prepare correspondence and other materials including speeches and remarks related to Flagship’s social impact initiatives and the CEO’s broader philanthropic activities and commitments 
• Serve as CEO’s liaison on writing projects with other functional groups as needed
• Update and ensure alignment of CEO Comms strategy across internal and external company priorities and company strategy  

• Proactively manage CEO news flow and discuss regularly with CPA team and other stakeholders to ensure targeted and effective editorial planning.

• Improve and adapt communications based on monitoring and relevant data collected by the external and enterprise comms teams to ensure maximum engagement and impact with key audiences
• Work closely with internal and external communications teams to ensure the CEO is adequately prepared for speaking engagements
• As requested, research topics of interest to the CEO

• In coordination with the CPA team, support the CEO’s active social media presence through proactive and reactive social copy drafting including longer topic-specific posts as well as ongoing opportunities to engage and promote Flagship and company news and milestones

• Working with CPA, draft scripts for events, ceremonies, and dinners.
• Working closely with the CEO Office and CPA teams to ensure the CEO is prepared for public engagements. Help ensure delivery of timely and useful briefs, logistical clarity and ease, and effective story-driven messaging
• Support and enable CEO Comms team to proactively manage CEO news flow and deliver on an effective editorial and content plan

Qualifications:

• Impeccable attention to detail, strong prioritization skills, and agility to multi-task and change priorities quickly.
• Must be able to set a professional tone, and level of support that contributes to a positive work environment.
• High level of interpersonal skills, and emotional maturity a must.
• Ability to build effective professional relationships with stakeholders including staff, board members, external partners, and donors.
• Demonstrated pro-active approaches to problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to maintain composure under pressure and manage unforeseen situations.
• Must be able to work independently and proactively, synchronizing rapidly to anticipate CEO’s needs.
• Requires flexibility and the ability to work after hours as required by the CEO 
• Extremely strong Microsoft Office skills

Joining Flagship Pioneering will allow you to: 

• Make an impact as part of a Fortune “Change the World” company 
• Be energized by an exciting startup culture
• Surround yourself with inspirational colleagues and leaders 
• Support innovative breakthroughs in health care and sustainability 
• Expand your horizons with opportunities for professional growth 
• Enjoy unparalleled employee benefits and rewards programs

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.

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