Senior Director/ Vice President, Discovery Biology

Company

Each day, the lives of more than 2 billion people across the globe are impacted by chronic diseases. Moreover, the economic burden on society of treating chronic disease is spinning out of control. Today, this dire situation appears unlikely to change as >95% of global healthcare costs are spent on treating rather than preventing chronic diseases. Flagship Labs 84, Inc. is a privately held early-stage company that is applying advanced biological and computational platforms to discover breakthroughs in detection of and intervention against the etiologies that drive progression from health to disease. Our goal is to leverage our proprietary platforms to disrupt the current approach of treating chronic disease after symptoms onset. We endeavor to provide true health care rather than sick care to individuals that are at risk of progressing to disease.

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.

Position Summary:

FL84 is seeking a Senior Director or Vice President of Discovery Biology with a strong track record of leading projects from early target discovery to progression of development candidates. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to develop effective strategies and execution plans to lead a growing scientific team and be responsible for driving platform discovery, identification and validation of therapeutic targets. The successful candidate must be independent, results oriented, have excellent communication skills and be able to effectively lead in a highly dynamic and fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. The position will provide a unique opportunity to play a foundational leadership role in the development of a translational bioplatform.

Responsibilities:

• Lead platform development, therapeutic target discovery, and target validation
• Formulate, articulate, and implement strategies to drive the enhancement and expansion of the company’s platform across many conditions.
• Facilitate effective collaboration and communication within multi-disciplinary teams comprised of cellular and molecular biologists, computational biologists, data scientists.
• Develop and manage external research collaborations with academic, clinical, and industrial partners.
• Develop relationships within Flagship Pioneering’s broader scientific community
• Develop and manage external consultants to support platform and pipeline needs.
• Communicate scientific strategy, insights, and key conclusions to broader leadership team and executive management.
• Provide hands-on leadership, mentoring, and training for the experimental team.
• Establish and foster a culture of resilience, ambition, boldness, creativity, and collaboration.

Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent in molecular biology, cellular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, or related fields with 12+ years of postdoctoral / industry research experience
• Deep knowledge of cellular and molecular biology, in vitro assay development, in vivo experimental design and execution across multiple therapeutics areas
• Proven platform discovery and development experience
• Deep expertise and demonstrated leadership in molecular and cellular biology research, clear understanding of the role of translational research/medicine in drug development
• Experience managing critical path activities and strategy for indications in key areas of interest
• Capable of managing multiple projects concurrently in a fast-paced environment while leading a team of highly motivated, dedicated scientists
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, mentor, and manage successful laboratory team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills across all levels within an organization and with external partners; highly attentive to detail
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