Michelene Flanigon

Senior Director, Human Resources @Wave Life Sciences

A pre-commercial genetic medicine company focused on advancing first-in-class or best-in-class stereopure nucleic acid therapies for patients impacted by rare diseases.Senior Director, Human Resources (2020 – Present)Senior Human Resources Business Partner (2016 – 2020)Responsible for developing and driving company-wide programs and initiatives in the areas of workforce planning, leadership development, change management, organizational effectiveness, performance and total rewards. Serve as a strategic and collaborative advisor in providing proactive, practical and valued HR thought partnership to business leadership while ensuring alignment with corporate culture and business initiatives. Diagnose, translate, and define current and future business needs that are incorporated into an overall strategic HR plan.• Interim Head of HR while search was conducted for a new CHRO. Was influential in leading and driving the HR team to achievement of its 2020 goals. Developed staff through coaching/mentoring and providing stretch assignments in a supportive environment.• Led a team that developed and implemented a new process and system for evaluating performance. Responsible for program communication, training, and rollout to ensure consistency of the messaging, and application company-wide. • Facilitated an extensive leader onboarding and integration process for multiple new-to-Wave executives, to transfer institutional knowledge and set expectations and metrics for success up front. Helped to facilitate a seamless transition by enhancing the speed and depth of learning for the new leaders.• Led a cross-functional team to review and refresh Wave’s Core Values to capture the essence of the company culture in a memorable way.• Transitioned Wave from a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) to stand alone benefits and payroll. Responsible for vendor evaluation and recommendation, communication plan, and full implementation.