Flagship Pioneering
Director, Legal Compliance
$172K–$236K
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- A minimum of five (5) to eight (8) years; the posting gives no specific alternative.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant compliance certification preferred. J.D. or other advanced legal or regulatory training is a plus, not required.
About the job
Build and lead Flagship Pioneering’s compliance programs for government contracts and grants, investment activities, and expanding international operations.
What you'll do
- Create and operate compliance policies, training, certifications, monitoring, reporting, and remediation for government contracts, grants, and funded programs.
- Advise on financial services and capital markets regulations and develop compliance frameworks for fund operations, including controls for conflicts, investor communications, personal trading, and records.
- Coordinate compliance standards across international operations and partner with Finance, Contracts, outside advisors, and other teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree.
- Five to eight years of professional experience in compliance, regulatory, or government contracts administration.
- Knowledge of compliance program design, including policies, training, monitoring, and remediation.
- Familiarity with financial services or capital markets regulatory frameworks applicable to private fund sponsors, or demonstrated ability to quickly build expertise in a new regulatory area.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree or relevant compliance certification; J.D. or other advanced legal or regulatory training is a plus.
- Direct federal government contracting and/or grants compliance experience (e.g., FAR/DFARS, Uniform Guidance); experience designing or operating investment compliance programs and transitioning compliance functions in-house is also preferred or a plus.
Pay
$172,000 - $236,500 (base salary)
Tools
FAR/DFARS, Uniform Guidance, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, SEC guidance, AI legal tools, Greenhouse
AI focus
Expected to learn, evaluate, and apply state-of-the-art AI legal tools to improve compliance work. Applicant data may also be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools.
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