Flagship Pioneering · 3 months ago
Product Concept Innovation Associate
Cambridge, MA USA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$155K/yr - $170K/yrFlagship Pioneering is a company that conceives and develops transformative life sciences companies. They are seeking a curious and driven scientist to lead product concept explorations and contribute to clinical development plans using innovative platforms and technologies.
FinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Lead and contribute to high-impact product explorations across various therapeutic areas each year
Generate and refine transformative clinical outcomes, proposing scopes and objectives for each exploration
Collaborate with a small team to generate diverse product concepts, subjecting ideas to rigorous validation and expert critique
Define and articulate selected product concepts, detailing the platform capabilities and technologies required
Engage in the prioritization process of compelling concepts for development into ProtoCos
Build and maintain strong relationships across Flagship and its platform companies to understand their capabilities
Balance creative and unconstrained thinking with structured exploration methods designed to achieve transformational clinical outcomes
Foster a collaborative, high-energy team environment
Qualification
Required
Medical Degree (MD or DO or equivalent), PhD, or MD/PhD with significant research experience, including peer-reviewed publications
Basic scientific training and/or recognized scientific expertise in a relevant field
Highly resourceful and effective in uncertain circumstances
Strong prioritization and adaptive synthesis skills
Comfortable venturing into new scientific and clinical spaces
Willingness to consider unconventional approaches to challenging problems
Proven ability to work collaboratively within and across functions and teams
Leadership skills to guide teams through complex explorations and influence team decisions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with good conflict resolution capabilities
Ability to distill and synthesize information for varied audiences
Preferred
Clinical experience and clinical development experience are advantageous but not required
Benefits
Healthcare coverage
Annual incentive program
Retirement benefits
A broad range of other benefits
Company
Flagship Pioneering
Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.
Founded in 2000
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (8)
2024 (4)
2023 (4)
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Noubar Afeyan
Founder and CEO
Chuck Carelli
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
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