BioCrossroads - Chief Operating Officer

Position:Bio Crossroads - Chief Operating Officer

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Job :271

Bio Crossroads, an initiative of CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) is Indiana’s leading life sciences industry sector organization that brings together the state’s life science and healthcare industry leaders, world‑class research organizations, innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, philanthropy, and the public sector together to advance the sector within the Bio Heartland Indiana.

Bio Heartland Indiana is where biosciences solutions are invented, made, and moved. Bio Heartland Indiana generates three times the national average in patents, is the nation’s leading exporter of life science products, and enjoys over $100B in economic impact from the biosciences. For over 25 years, Bio Crossroads has played a key role in growing the life science economy in the Bio Heartland Indiana.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) serves as Bio Crossroads’ senior operational leader, responsible for translating organizational strategy into execution by leading the organization’s operating model, aligning enterprise priorities, and ensuring effective disciplined execution across projects, partnerships, people, and resources.

Working closely with the President & CEO, the COO provides day‑to‑day leadership across Bio Crossroads’ internal operations, leadership team execution, organizational performance, and resource alignment. While the President & CEO is responsible for establishing organizational direction, cultivating strategic relationships, advancing Bio Crossroads' vision, and representing the organization across Indiana and the broader CICP ecosystem, the COO is responsible for operationalizing that vision and ensuring strategic priorities are effectively executed through clear operating plans, leadership accountability, resource alignment, and cross‑functional coordination.

The COO leads Bio Crossroads' internal operations, workforce development and communications and marketing teams, directly supervising functional leaders. Through coordination, coaching, performance management, and accountability, the COO drives operational excellence and ensures that organizational capacity, resources, and priorities remain aligned in service of Bio Crossroads' statewide mission to advance Indiana’s life science sector through its strategic pillars of innovation/entrepreneurship, manufacturing expansion, workforce development, and thought leadership.

• Strategic Execution and Organizational Alignment
• Establish and manage the organizational operating rhythm, including planning, prioritization, accountability, performance review, and cross‑functional decision‑making.
• Translate strategic direction established by the President & CEO into actionable organizational plans, priorities, and performance expectations.
• Operationalize Bio Crossroads’ strategic plan and annual operating priorities, monitoring progress and ensuring accountability across teams.
• Identify operational barriers and implement solutions that improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
• Support leadership team planning and execution processes to ensure priorities, projects, and resources remain coordinated and focused on organizational objectives.

• Directly supervise Bio Crossroads’ operations, workforce development, and communications and marketing functional leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Provide operational leadership and coordination across Innovation and Catalyze Indiana, and other major organizational priorities to ensure work is aligned, resourced, and executive effectively.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and leadership support while empowering functional leaders to manage their respective areas of expertise and responsibility.
• Ensure effective coordination across all teams and other organizational functions.
• Facilitate leadership team planning, decision‑making, and problem‑solving processes that strengthen organizational effectiveness, clarify ownership, and ensure timely resolution of cross‑functional…