# Principal Scientist, Machine Learning at Flagship Pioneering

- Company: Flagship Pioneering
- What the company does: Pioneering Partnerships Latest News.
- Company website: https://www.flagshippioneering.com
- Type: VC firms (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $208K to $286K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/flagshippioneeringinc/jobs/8684372002?gh_jid=8684372002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flagship-pioneering-principal-scientist-machine-learning/

## About the role

We are seeking a Principal Scientist (Embedded ML/Computational) to lead AI/ML and computational projects that accelerate pharmaceutical R&D across the preclinical, translational, and clinical continuum, working closely with Pioneering Medicines (PM) and across Flagship’s platform companies as part of the company origination process.

## What they're looking for

- Experience driving results directly or indirectly through teams of engineers/scientists in dynamic, fastpaced, entrepreneurial, and technical environments
- Clear evidence of sustained independent thought and creativity driving high impact, cross disciplinary AI/ML projects
- Successful track record of leadership and contribution to decision making on progression of AI/ML models within projects or programs
- Depth across multiple core tools and concepts, including Python, modern ML frameworks (PyTorch or JAX/TensorFlow), version control, databases, deep learning architectures, and relevant informatics software
- Consistent record of outstanding performance reflected in publications, patents, or high impact internal reports where applicable

Tags: Artificial Intelligence

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