Senior Scientist I/ii, Microbial Strain Engineering

Flagship Pioneering

Cambridge, United States
Base: $126,000 - $181,500; bonus/equity: annual in...
On-site
Microbial strain engineering strategies
Modern molecular biology techniques
Genome editing and pathway optimization
This role will focus on designing, constructing, and optimizing engineered microbial strains to enable scalable production systems

Job Summary

  • This role will focus on designing, constructing, and optimizing engineered microbial strains to enable scalable production systems.
  • The successful candidate will drive strain development cycles from genetic design through experimental validation, working closely with our discovery and bioprocess development teams.
  • We are seeking a Senior Scientist I or II to lead microbial strain engineering efforts to support a novel biological platform within one of Flagship Pioneering's stealth mode startups.

Matching Summary

This role will focus on designing, constructing, and optimizing engineered microbial strains to enable scalable production systems.

Salary

Base: $126,000 - $181,500; Bonus/Equity: annual incentive program; Benefits: healthcare coverage, retirement benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Microbial strain engineering strategies
  • Modern molecular biology techniques
  • Genome editing and pathway optimization
  • Iterative design-build-test-learn cycles
  • Analytical assay characterization
  • Fermentation conditions evaluation

Nice-to-have

  • Startup or fast-paced R&D environments
  • Collaborative scientific planning
  • Mentoring junior scientists
  • Nature-positive agriculture
  • Novel applications of AI

Key Requirements

  • PhD in microbiology, molecular biology, synthetic biology, microbial engineering, or related discipline
  • 5+ years of relevant experience (Scientist I)
  • 8+ years of relevant experience (Scientist II)
  • 2+ years developing engineered microbial production strains (Scientist I)
  • 4+ years developing engineered microbial production strains (Scientist II)
  • Experience with one or more microbial hosts
  • Strong documentation and data management practices

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