Business Relationship Partner

Company Summary:

Tessera Therapeutics is pioneering Gene Writing™— a new biotechnology designed to offer scientists and clinicians the ability to write small and large therapeutic messages into the genome, thereby curing diseases at their source. Gene Writing holds the potential to become a new category in genetic medicine, building upon recent breakthroughs in gene therapy and gene editing while eliminating important limitations in their reach, utilization, and efficacy. Tessera Therapeutics was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a life sciences innovation enterprise that conceives, resources, and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a dynamic Business Relationship Partner to join our collaborative Business Relationship & Organizational Change Management team within the Digital Systems group at Tessera Therapeutics. Reporting to the Sr Director of BRM & OCM, this position will be responsible for building strong partnerships with key partners across our company, including business leaders, Digital Systems leaders, and other functional leaders. Through these positive relationships, you will help our leaders translate current and future needs, prioritized to roadmaps and implementation plans of Digital Systems solutions that drive business outcomes, improve efficiency, and enhance user experience. We are searching for a driven, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual who is comfortable multitasking and working independently on various aspects of the platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build trusted partnerships with a portfolio of businesses, driving engagement, communication, and collaboration across the enterprise.
• Leverage team processes to document user stories, business cases, stakeholder analysis, business process analysis, and mockups.
• Drive digital product discovery and design via workshops and ideation sessions, proactively identifying business acceleration opportunities and needs.
• Effectively work in small, agile, cross-functional teams to support solutioning and ensure responsiveness to stakeholder communications and questions.
• Evaluate potential new projects and collaborate across functions, including Digital Systems and PPAM, to continuously assess and manage the digital backlog and roadmap.
• Communicate effectively with business partners on best practices and requirements for effective change management of the implementation of new solutions and changes to existing solutions.
• Own and conduct effectiveness checks on changes before and after they have been implemented, confirming SDLC processes, risk management, readiness assessments, and metric tracking, invoking a culture of continuous improvement for Digital Systems.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 8+ years of leadership experience in IT strategy, consulting, or product manager role
• BS or MS degree in biology, IT or a related field

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and sophisticated operating environment
• Expertise in critical thinking, forward-looking risk management, and strong intuition for business
• Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance multiple stakeholder priorities
• A high degree of emotional intelligence; an ability to align and relate to partners
• Proven ability of developing IT strategy, communications, and financial management
• Proven track record of IT governance formulation and organizational change management
• Proven track record of successful team leadership and development

 

More about Tessera Therapeutics:

Tessera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, marital status, genetics, protected veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic identified by federal, state, or local laws where we operate. Tessera provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. To begin an interactive dialogue with Tessera regarding a reasonable accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied, please contact the recruiter or Accommodations@tesseratx.com

Tessera offers a competitive package of base and incentive compensation as well as a comprehensive benefits program designed t