Research Associate Co-op
Flagship Pioneering
Research Associate Co-op
Flagship Pioneering
Venture capital building bioplatform companies
This position is open exclusively to current Northeastern University Co-Op students.
Work Period: January 2027 to June 2027. This is a full - time, 40 hours per week position with 5 days in office.
About Pioneering Medicines
What if...We could harness the power of Flagship’s scientific platforms and create novel treatment options that benefit more patients, sooner?
Pioneering Medicines, a division of Flagship Pioneering, is building a world-class biopharmaceutical R&D capability focused on conceiving and developing life-changing treatments for patients by harnessing the power of Flagship's scientific platformcompaniesand applying those innovative approaches to serious diseases with unmet medical needs. Unique to Pioneering Medicines’ approach is the opportunity to combine platforms to create truly novel and potentially transformative treatments, with the goal of developing them into real-life marketable drugs.
About Flagship Pioneering
Pioneering Medicines was founded by Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the company’s Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.
Flagship Pioneering Co-Op Program
Welcome toFlagship Pioneering Co-Op Program for the cohort dreaming big and taking courageous leaps. You'll join fellow peers across our ecosystem of companies and learning firsthand how we build first-in-category companies. You’ll have access to enrichment sessions, a dedicated professional development track, and a mentor that help guide you toward your next step. By the end, you will carry on a meaningful project outcome, a genuine network, and a front-row view of how Flagship pioneer new ventures that change the world.
Position Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborativeResearchAssociateCo-op who will function under the guidance and mentorship of scientists in Pioneering Medicines’Mechanism of Action– Metabolic Diseaseteam. TheMetabolic Diseaseteamis responsible for performing proof of concept studies and supporting the drug discovery project teams. The purpose of this team is to perform deepcharacterization of novel and emerging drug candidates, being able to design and carry out critical decision enabling studies through direct laboratory work, collaborating in a cross-functional capacity and overseeing related work at CROs.
What Yo Will Do
TheCo-opwillwork alongside Pioneering Medicines’ scientiststogainexperience and expertise in drug discovery.There will be opportunities tohonetechnical skillsets in the lab, and to learn and participate in the drug discovery process within project team meetings.TheCo-op will be responsible for designing, performing and analyzing experiments, maintaining an accurate and up-to-dateelectroniclab notebook,as well as communicating and presenting data to department and drug discovery project teams.
Qualifications
What We Offer
Equal Opportunity Statement: Flagship Pioneering is 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.
Compensation: The pay range for this role is $25 - $35 per hour. This role is a short-term engagement that is not eligible for health and welfare benefits. Retirement benefits may be available after completing a set number of hours. Compensation and benefits information is based on Pioneering Medicines’s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.
Privacy Notice for Applicants: When you apply for a role at Flagship Pioneering, we collect and use personal information you provide (such as your name, contact details, work history, and application materials) to evaluate your application, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations. Your application data is processed through Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, and may also be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools. We do not sell your personal information. California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA including to know, delete, and opt out of the sharing of their personal information. If you are located in the EU or UK, we process your data under GDPR and you have rights to access, rectify, and erase your data. To exercise your rights or for questions, contact [email protected].
The pay range for this role is $25 - $35 per hour. This role is a short-term engagement that is not eligible for health and welfare benefits. Retirement benefits may be available after completing a set number of hours. Compensation and benefits information is based on Pioneering Medicines's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.
Privacy Notice for Applicants: When you apply for a role at Flagship Pioneering, we collect and use personal information you provide (such as your name, contact details, work history, and application materials) to evaluate your application, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations. Your application data is processed through Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, and may also be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools. We do not sell your personal information. California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA including to know, delete, and opt out of the sharing of their personal information. If you are located in the EU or UK, we process your data under GDPR and you have rights to access, rectify, and erase your data. To exercise your rights or for questions, contact [email protected].
Pay Range: 25.0 - 35.0 USD
Venture capital building bioplatform companies
Flagship Pioneering funds and incubates life-sciences ventures by creating bioplatform companies, forming early-stage NewCos and helping them grow into GrowthCos. It identifies broad scientific platforms that can spawn multiple products and builds companies around those platforms to move them from inception to growth. The firm Differentiates itself by actively creating and guiding new platform-based ventures from scratch, rather than only investing in existing companies, building a diverse pipeline of category leaders. Its goal is to develop a portfolio of platform-based biotechnology and life-science companies that deliver multiple products and advance human health and sustainability.
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