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About the role
We are seeking a highly motivated Research Associate I/II to support the development and optimization of microbial fermentation processes for recombinant protein production. We're looking for someone who is excited to help build and scale a fermentation platform from the ground up. Reporting to the Senior Scientist I, Bioprocess Development, this individual will play a key role in executing and scaling microbial fermentation workflows in a fast-paced startup environment.
What they're looking for
- Hands-on experience in microbial fermentation, microbiology, bioprocess development, or related laboratory environments
- Experience in operating and maintaining bench-scale bioreactors for microbial fermentation workflows, with strong understanding of aseptic technique and microbial culture handling
- Strong organizational and documentation skills
- Ability to independently execute experiments and troubleshoot routine process issues
- Experience with fed-batch fermentation processes
- Familiarity with HPLC-based analysis of sugars, organic acids, or fermentation metabolites
More about this role
Flagship Pioneering is a platform innovation company that invents and builds companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps. Those big leaps in human health, sustainability and beyond exponentially accelerate scientific progress in areas ranging from disease detection and treatment and nature-positive agriculture to novel applications of AI that are driving the creation of new technologies.
What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance science and technology by uniting innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our scientific founders, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and transform for the benefit of people and planet.
Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the...
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