Research Associate, LNP Production

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

Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine has conceived and created companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), and Editas Medicines (NASDAQ: EDIT). Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $212 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12th globally 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.

Position Summary

FL85 is seeking a highly talented and motivated individual to develop lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for the delivery of information molecules. The candidate will contribute to the continual improvement of the FL85 platform, supporting multiple partners to advance novel delivery vehicles for various nucleic acid cargos. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background in LNP formulation, as well as good communication and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, produce, and characterize LNP formulations to support preclinical research and drug development of genetic medicines
• Support the production of LNP formulations across multiple process scales
• Collaborate with scientists across the organization to advance company objectives
• Thoroughly document results in electronic lab notebooks and present findings to cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• BS/MS in life sciences or engineering, with 0-2 years of relevant experience
• Experience producing and characterizing nucleic acid LNPs is strongly desired
• Familiarity with common LNP analytical characterization techniques
• Experience with high throughput screening of LNPs would be a plus
• Experience with a variety of LNP process techniques and equipment scales would be a plus (mixers, pumping systems, TFF, etc.)
• A strong team player with the ability to work both independently and on cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Comfortable delivering against challenging commitments
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

About Flagship

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company 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 companies 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 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.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique bac