# Senior Director, Head of Computational Sciences at Flagship Pioneering

- Company: Flagship Pioneering
- What the company does: Pioneering Partnerships Latest News.
- Company website: https://www.flagshippioneering.com
- Type: VC firms
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $223K to $294K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/flagshippioneeringinc/jobs/8654312002?gh_jid=8654312002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flagship-pioneering-senior-director-head-of-computational-sciences/

## About the role

We are looking for a visionary, hands-on computational leader to build-out and lead Tilde's computational sciences. This person will own the algorithms, models, and data infrastructure that sit at the heart of our nanopore-based protein reading platform — from raw signal processing through to protein identification and quantification.

## What they're looking for

- PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in computational biology or a closely related area, with at least 4 years leading a team
- Track record of building and developing strong computational teams across different organizations
- Strong hands-on ML and programming skills, with fluency in modern data science tooling
- Experience with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP) and building scalable data infrastructure
- Clear communicator — able to make complex computational work legible to experimental scientists and non-technical stakeholders alike

Tags: Computational & Data Sciences

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