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Senior Scientist, Analytical Development and Quality Control

Flagship Pioneering · Cambridge, MA USA · On-site

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About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate for a role of Senior Scientist on the Analytical Development and Quality Control team. This candidate will lead method development, optimization, and qualification efforts to support characterization of novel nucleic acid therapeutics and LNP delivery vehicles, and will mentor junior team members as part of this role.

What they're looking for

  • Prior hands-on experience working with mRNA/DNA cargo and LNP products
  • Demonstrated technical expertise in HPLC separations or LC-MS, with a track record of independently developing and troubleshooting analytical methods
  • Experience with plate-based assays is a plus
  • Proven ability to independently design, execute, and troubleshoot complex experiments
  • Experience mentoring, training, or providing technical guidance to junior staff is desired
  • Strong communication and organization skills, good working knowledge of Benchling, MS Office, JMP, GraphPad, Empower, Chromeleon
More about this role

Serif Biomedicines is a privately held, early-stage biotechnology company developing a novel approach to gene therapy that can address currently untreatable diseases.

Serif was founded by Flagship Pioneering, an innovation enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Flagship Pioneering has created over 100 groundbreaking companies over the past twenty years, all of which are pioneering novel and proprietary biological, industrial, and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability. These companies include Moderna (MRNA), Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MCRB), Generate Biomedicines, Tessera Tx, Evelo Biosciences (EVLO), and Indigo Agriculture.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced candidate for a role of Senior Scientist on the Analytical Development and Quality Control team. This candidate will lead method development, optimization, and qualification efforts to support characterization of novel nucleic acid therapeutics and LNP delivery vehicles, and will mentor junior team members as part of this role. We are looking for an individual who enjoys hands-on...

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