Research Associate, Cell Biology

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

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

In today’s healthcare system, disease diagnosis often relies on invasive procedures, such as biopsies, which enable direct interrogation of cellular and tissue health at the suspected source of disease. Due to their invasiveness, cost, and general inconvenience to the patient, biopsies are often conducted after onset of symptomatic disease presenting one of the largest barriers to delivering interventions early in disease progression when they are likely to be most impactful. Flagship Labs 103, Inc. is a privately held early-stage company that is building advanced technological and computational platforms to pioneer the detection of cellular dynamics from minimally invasive biospecimens that can be leveraged to connect individuals to the most effective interventions to prevent onset and progression of disease.

FL103 was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovation enterprise dedicated to originating and developing companies that invent breakthrough technologies that transform health care, agriculture, and sustainability. Since Flagship’s founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures including Moderna Therapeutics, Generate Biomedicines, and Indigo Agriculture.

THE ROLE

FL103 is seeking a highly motivated research associate or senior research associate with experience in running immuno- and molecular assays to join our early-stage biotech company. The successful candidate will be a driven, detail-oriented scientist, enthusiastic about being a key contributor supporting multiple state-of-the-art programs to pioneer the detection of cellular dynamics from minimally invasive biospecimens. The position will provide a unique opportunity to play a foundational role in the development of FL103’s innovative platform.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for executing daily experiments independently and in coordination with FL103 scientists to support key hypotheses.
• Assist in the development of laboratory protocols and optimize workflows to build the foundation of FL103’s platform.
• Support lab operations as needed (lab organization and logistics, equipment maintenance, ensuring compliance with all EH&S guidelines, etc.).
• Communicate experimental plans and results effectively through oral presentations and written reports (including electronic lab notebooks), ensuring clear and concise dissemination of information to the FL103 team.
• Play a critical role in enabling FL103 to deliver timely results to key stakeholders and business partners.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• BA/BS or MS in Biology, Cellular Biology, or a related discipline with a minimum of two years industry experience
• Experience establishing and maintaining mammalian cell lines

• Significant experience with a broad range of immuno- and molecular assays (western blot, ELISA, qPCR, flow cytometry, cellular imaging, etc.)

• Demonstrated ability to be a thoughtful contributor to experimental design and data analysis
• Ability to manage time and priorities, working both independently and collaboratively within a dynamic team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present results and scientific data
• Intellectually curious and willing to grow and learn while playing a pivotal role in building the foundation of a new biotech company
• Passionate about our mission to deliver transformative assays to detect human disease

In addition to the above qualifications, candidates with experience in any of the following areas will be prioritized.

• Experience with isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles from human cell lines, tissues, or biofluids
• Experience handling and processing a variety of human biomaterials for use in downstream assays (tissues, blood, organoids, etc.)
• Experience with antibody conjugation including fluorescent dyes, oligonucleotides, etc.
• Practical experience using liquid chromatography to purify and characterize antibodies and antibody conjugates.

ABOUT FLAGSHIP PIONEERING

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health, sustainability and beyond. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 companies. Many of these companies 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.

At Flagship, we accept impossible missions to enable bigger leaps. Our core values guide us through uncertainty and toward lasting impact.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We recognize that great candidates often bring unique strengths without fulfilling every qualification. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your background and interest in Flagship.

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.

The salary range for this role is $65,000 - $93,500. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. FL103 currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on FL103's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.