# Sr. Scientist, Protein & Cell Sciences

Sr. Scientist, Protein & Cell Sciences Metaphore Bio is a generative AI drug design company creating a new class of functional antibodies. We are seeking an accomplished protein scientist and leader to run and continually optimize the engine that turns computationally designed antibodies into well-characterized, developable therapeutic proteins. This is a rare opportunity to pair deep protein biochemistry and antibody purification expertise with a first-in-class AI platform - and to shape how a new modality moves from sequence to drug candidate. Position Summary: Metaphore Biotechnologies is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Scientist to join our Protein Sciences team within Research and Discovery. This role will focus on protein expression, purification, and analytical characterization in support of platform development and therapeutic discovery programs. The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience with mammalian expression systems, protein biochemistry, and assay development, along with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across a multidisciplinary team. Key Responsibilities: Design and execute workflows for recombinant protein production

- **Id**: 3770992
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/flagship-pioneering-sr-scientist-protein-cell-sciences>
- **Role**: Biotech
- **Role family**: Biotech
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: Somerville, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T20:56:15Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-06T12:13:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5069
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Venture Capital, Drug Discovery

## Company

- **Id**: 8393
- **Name**: Flagship Pioneering
- **Domain**: flagshippioneering.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/flagshippioneering>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: yes
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 9
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.444
- **Repost share**: 0.111
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 62
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 126000
- **Max**: 181500
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 181500

## Technologies

- **Antibody Engineering** — Optional: no
- **Cell Culture** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T21:34:35Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 10 · green card filings: 2; Filings 12m: 10; Filings prev 12m: 3; Green card filings 12m: 2

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 1
- **Expected fill days**: 62
- **Reasons**: conf:2, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 181500
- **Is top pay**: yes

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