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Flagship Pioneering · 2 weeks ago

Senior Research Associate, Platform Biology

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$81K/yr - $107K/yr

5+ years exp

Flagship Pioneering is an innovative biotechnology company focused on developing solutions to combat infectious pathogen threats. They are seeking a Senior Research Associate to support the screening of human sera for the design of anti-viral vaccines, leveraging Next Gen Sequencing and collaborating with a team of scientists to achieve the company's R&D goals.

FinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform critical data-generating experiments

Execute NGS-based sera neutralization assays of pooled virus-like particles

Execute and optimize cell culture processes for library production to achieve high quality and high yields of vectors

Implement strategies to increase throughput of sera screening

Effectively capture experimental protocols and data in an ELN

Conduct experiments, analyze data, and troubleshoot to improve NGS workflow

Work closely with molecular virologists and data scientists to support the design and deployment of innovative, proprietary assays

Help build the infrastructure of laboratory protocols, tools, and systems to enable focused and rapid discovery and early pipeline development

Communicate insights and conclusions to the scientific team and executive management

Qualification

Next Gen SequencingPooled library screeningViral library generationMolecular cloningQPCRSequence analysisEntrepreneurial spiritCommunication skillsCross-functional teamwork

Required

B.S. in bio-medical engineering, molecular biology, virology, immunology or a related field with 5+ years experience, including direct experience with NGS-based screening; or M.S. with closely related experience

Direct experience generating dose response curves

Direct experience with pooled library screening

Experience with molecular cloning, qPCR, and sequence analysis

Preferred

Experience with viral library generation and/or high-throughput assay development

Familiarity with NGS/RNA-Seq methods and their implementation

Familiarity with laboratory automation

Understanding of viral functional genomics and viral phylodynamics/evolution

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Annual incentive program

Retirement benefits

A broad range of other benefits

Company

Flagship Pioneering

Glassdoor3.3

Flagship Pioneering is a venture capital firm that invests in life sciences and healthcare companies.

Founded in 2000

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

501-1000 employees

http://flagshippioneering.com

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