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    Flagship Pioneering
    Flagship Pioneering Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Since Flagship's founding in 2000, the firm has originated and fostered the development of nearly 100 scientific ventures resulting in $19+ billion in aggregate value, 500+ issued patents, and more than 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents.

    Arana Biosciences is integrating the latest developments in molecular biology and plant biology to create a new platform technology that enables adaptive, targeted and sustainable solutions in agriculture.

    We are seeking a highly motivated, proactive, and detail-oriented Research Associate to join our rapidly growing team. Implement and optimize bioassays to generate high-quality data and results to support technology development and product development efforts, working closely with senior scientists
    Validate and execute efficacy studies for lab and greenhouse scale experiments
    Collaboratively establish SOPs and continuously improve assay quality
    Interface with project leads across functions to communicate status and clarify priorities
    Present scientific findings in project team meetings
    Write protocols, reports, and document results in laboratory notebooks
    Develop scientific and technical expertise through familiarity with scientific literature, attending conferences, and developing relationships with thought leaders
    BS (with a minimum of 2 years applied experience) or MS (with minimum of 1 year applied experience) in entomology, plant pathology, or plant biology in an industrial or product-oriented setting
    Ability to analyze and interpret data to independently make decisions about troubleshooting workflows
    Advanced skills in Excel, Prism, or R with fundamentals in statistics and data presentation
    Experience with field work and field-scale phenotyping is nice to have, but not required
    Experience identifying and establishing QC checkpoints
    Cambridge, MA with occasional travel
    Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies to transform human health and sustainability.

    Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $50B in aggregate value.

    MCRB), Indigo Ag, Invaio Sciences, Moderna (


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    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.

    Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, "FSP") do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates.

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