What if… you could join an organization that creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies in order to transform health care and sustainability?

Flagship Labs 101 (FL101) is an early-stage biotechnology company with an ambitious and exciting mission: to build a discovery engine that will map and control cellular interactions to unlock a novel therapeutic modality. FL101 is developing a revolutionary approach to this challenge and is recruiting a team of top-tier scientists to build a powerful, first-in-category platform. This is a unique opportunity to be one of the first employees of a biotech startup that combines an innovative mindset with the resources and know-how of Flagship Pioneering.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and highly collaborative Senior Scientist to join FL101’s growing team of experimental and computational scientists to build a first-in-class discovery and therapeutic platform. The successful candidate will have strong track record of scientific and technical innovation at the intersection of viral and cellular biology. Experience with multiple viral systems, cell-based screens, and a track record of identifying regulators of complex biological processes are strongly desired. The ideal teammate will be highly adaptable, have strong organizational and communication skills, and will thrive in a highly collaborative and multidisciplinary environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform innovation, aligned with FL101’s core strategic goals. This role is among the first hires, and we’re looking for someone who can think critically and influence the company’s scientific direction.
• Design and execute discovery programs that develop FL101s platform while revealing new and valuable biology.
• Optimize existing workflows and establish best experimental and documentation practices to enable platform excellence.
• Ensuring rapid and accurate turnaround of data to drive achievement of key project goals.
• Translate experimental data into meaningful insights and present results at team meetings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in molecular biology, cell biology, virology, genetics, or a similar field with 5+ years of industry or postdoctoral experience.
• Experience with NGS data processing and analysis in R or Python a plus.
• Experience with organoid models a plus.

• Experience going end-to-end from experimental design through cloning, execution, NGS, and analysis.

• Experience with cell culture and interest in in vitro assay development.
• Motivated team-player and independent force-of-nature with strong organizational and written/verbal communication skills.

What we can offer you:

• Opportunity to lay the scientific foundation of a transformative platform company as an early employee.
• Custom-tailored role to maximize impactful contributions, professional growth, and scientific interests.
• Weekly lunches, monthly social events, and community lunchroom with free snacks, cold brew coffee tap, and a vibrant community of scientists and entrepreneurs.

Values and Behaviors:

Flagship is an experiment in institutional, entrepreneurial, and innovation practiced in the context of a small company with an insurgent mindset. We are seeking individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong communication skills, and comfort in working in and contributing to a dynamic and cross-functional team environment. The level of the role will be commensurate with the education and years of experience of the identified candidates.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are 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.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.