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This role focuses on the innovation of novel product concepts through an iterative exploration and refinement process and involves working from the unmet need, product, and platform technology perspectives to pioneer novel therapeutic solutions with high impact and value.\nThe Associate will gather, review, and integrate information from multiple domains to advance product concept explorations. This involves consulting with internal and external experts, shaping hypotheses, and presenting developed concepts to stakeholders. Other responsibilities include assessing biological, clinical, and commercial hypotheses of product concepts, performing deep dives and diligence of potential programs, and generating competitive and landscape analyses of therapeutic areas, some of which may be completed in cross-functional collaborations with other teams and functions within the broader Product & Partnering team and Flagship ecosystem.\nFlagship Pioneering values an entrepreneurial spirit and seeks individuals comfortable working in a dynamic and cross-functional team environment. The level of this role will be commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead and contribute to high-impact product concept explorations across various therapeutic areas.\nGenerate and refine transformative clinical outcomes, proposing scopes and objectives for each exploration.\nCollaborate with a small team to generate diverse product concepts, subjecting ideas to rigorous validation and expert critique.\nDefine and articulate selected product concepts, detailing the platform capabilities and technologies required to enable execution.\nEngage in the prioritization process of compelling concepts for development into asset-focused companies.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships across Flagship and its platform companies to understand their capabilities.\nEmbody the “Paranoid Optimist” persona: balance creative and unconstrained thinking with structured exploration methods designed to achieve transformational clinical outcomes.\nFoster a collaborative, high-energy team environment.\nQualifications:\nPhD, Medical Degree (MD or DO or equivalent), or MD/PhD\n2+ Years of experience post PhD\nSignificant research experience, including peer-reviewed publications.\nBasic scientific training and/or recognized scientific expertise in a relevant field.\nClinical and drug development experience are advantageous but not required.\nHighly resourceful and effective in uncertain circumstances.\nStrong prioritization and adaptive synthesis skills.\nComfortable venturing into new scientific and clinical spaces.\nWillingness to consider unconventional approaches to challenging problems.\nProven ability to work collaboratively within and across functions and teams.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with good conflict resolution capabilities.\nAbility to distill and synthesize information for diverse audiences.\nValues and Behaviors:\nEntrepreneurial spirit and mission-oriented towards breakthrough therapies.\nCourage to take bold risks to advance novel treatments.\nEnthusiasm for learning and taking on new science.\nReceptive to feedback, but able to propose and defend opposing ideas and perspectives.\nAbility to motivate and encourage colleagues at all levels.\nFostering a growth-oriented, high-energy environment.\nHolding oneself and others accountable for commitments.\nWhat we offer:\nImpactful role in a company recognized for transformative contributions.\nDynamic startup culture with inspiring colleagues and leaders.\nSupport for groundbreaking advancements in healthcare and sustainability.\nOpportunities for professional growth in an innovative environment.\nComprehensive employee benefits and rewards program\nFlagship 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. \nAt 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 background.\nRecruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.\n More About Flagship Pioneering:\nWe are creative optimists, and we would love for you to consider joining our team! See all our open opportunities across Flagship Pioneering’s Ecosystem!\nFlagship 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 applied a unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $34 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship is backed by more than $4.4 billion of aggregate capital commitments, of which over $1.9 billion has been deployed toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $10 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises 41 transformative companies, including: Axcella Health (NASDAQ: AXLA), Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO), Foghorn Therapeutics, Indigo Ag, Kaleido Biosciences (NASDAQ: KLDO), Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Sana Biotechnology, Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SYRS).\n#LI-TD1\nPrivacy Notice for Applicants: When you apply for a role at Flagship Pioneering or one of its portfolio companies, we collect and use personal information you provide (such as your name, contact details, work history, and application materials) to evaluate your application, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations. Your application data is processed through Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, and may also be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools. We do not sell your personal information. California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA including to know, delete, and opt out of the sharing of their personal information. If you are located in the EU or UK, we process your data under GDPR and you have rights to access, rectify, and erase your data. To exercise your rights or for questions, contact . \nThe salary range for this role is $140,000 - $170,000. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Flagship Pioneering currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Flagship Pioneering's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.\nPrivacy Notice for Applicants: When you apply for a role at Flagship Pioneering or one of its portfolio companies, we collect and use personal information you provide (such as your name, contact details, work history, and application materials) to evaluate your application, communicate with you, and comply with legal obligations. Your application data is processed through Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, and may also be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools. We do not sell your personal information. California residents have rights under the CCPA/CPRA including to know, delete, and opt out of the sharing of their personal information. If you are located in the EU or UK, we process your data under GDPR and you have rights to access, rectify, and erase your data. 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