Senior Manager, Site Security Operations

The Company: 

What if…you could tell the story of an organization that creates, resources, and builds bioplatform companies that invent breakthrough technologies in order to transform human health and sustainability?

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category bioplatform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $130 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions.

Why Flagship? 

At Flagship Pioneering, YOU get: inspiring leadership, great company culture, competitive compensation packages, best in class benefits, generous PTO, beautiful office space stocked with unlimited snacks and free lunch delivered daily, and impactful work with endless career growth.

The Role:

To implement & drive the Flagship (FSP) Physical & Technical security  program across the Flagship  Enterprise of companies.

Here’s What You’ll Do:  

• Build on the basic components of the existing security program and put program elements into practice with key stakeholders.
• As an integral  member of the Flagship Emergency Management Team, develop the standards for managing emergency events across Flagship’s core sites in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston.
• Work with the property management staff at the  core sites to establish and update post orders for their contracted professional guard force which provides protection for Flagship’s physical assets, sites, & personnel.
• Ensure all sites follow local, state & federal regulations as they pertain to physical security at biopharmaceutical research & development sites regulated by the US FDA, DEA, HHS, DOD, OSHA and other respective law enforcement agency or local/state governing agency.  
• Oversee a comprehensive program of cutting-edge closed-circuit television (CCTV), alarm and alarm management, card access, visitor management systems, and intelligence systems in support of Flagship’s physical security  
• Conduct security risk assessments of Flagship’s strategic R&D & headquarters locations. 
• Manage an intelligence-led risk assessment of all Flagship’s facilities utilizing various intelligence models to ensure site security remains consistent with expected standards and proactively prepared to respond to both internal & external threats.
• Partner with Flagship’s Real Estate Operations team as well as facilities, health & safety, HR, Digital/IT & other stakeholders in support of site-specific endeavors.
• Work closely with the Digital/IT cybersecurity team to evaluate security programs and manage relevant threats to the Flagship environment.
• Provide input on strategic planning/justification for budgets, staffing, contract maintenance, resource allocation, asset management.
• Partnering with peers and key consultants when coordinating facility security management.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• • BS/BA in a related field required, plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in biopharmaceutical / R&D  security operations. 
  • Familarity with local law enforcement and other first responder / public safety organizations.
  •  Strong knowledge in financial/budgetary process.
  • Strong knowledge in technical aspects of security systems to include CCTV, access controls, visitor management, current software/hardware platforms, etc. 
  • Ability to operate amongst a diverse group and encourage coalescence around common goals. 
  • Ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication and written skills with proficiency in all standard software systems

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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