Pioneering Medicines: Research Co-Op, Mechanism of Action – Metabolic Disease

What if... We could harness the power of Flagship’s scientific platforms and create novel treatment options that benefit more patients, sooner?

Pioneering Medicines, a division of Flagship Pioneering, is building a world-class biopharmaceutical R&D capability focused on conceiving and developing life-changing treatments for patients by harnessing the power of Flagship's scientific platform companies and applying those innovative approaches to serious diseases with unmet medical needs. Unique to Pioneering Medicines’ approach is the opportunity to combine platforms to create truly novel and potentially transformative treatments, with the goal of developing them into real-life marketable drugs.

Pioneering Medicines was founded by Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the company’s 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 resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

Welcome to Flagship Pioneering Co-Op Program for the cohort dreaming big and taking courageous leaps. You'll join fellow peers across our ecosystem of companies and learning firsthand how we build first-in-category companies. You’ll have access to enrichment sessions, a dedicated professional development track, and a mentor that help guide you toward your next step. By the end, you will carry on a meaningful project outcome, a genuine network, and a front-row view of how Flagship pioneer new ventures that change the world.

Position Description 

We are seeking an enthusiastic, collaborative Research Associate Co-op who will function under the guidance and mentorship of scientists in Pioneering Medicines’ Mechanism of Action – Metabolic Disease team. The Metabolic Disease team is responsible for performing proof of concept studies and supporting the drug discovery project teams. The purpose of this team is to perform deep characterization of novel and emerging drug candidates, being able to design and carry out critical decision enabling studies through direct laboratory work, collaborating in a cross-functional capacity and overseeing related work at CROs. 

The Co-op will work alongside Pioneering Medicines’ scientists to gain experience and expertise in drug discovery. There will be opportunities to hone technical skillsets in the lab, and to learn and participate in the drug discovery process within project team meetings. The Co-op will be responsible for designing, performing and analyzing experiments, maintaining an accurate and up-to-date electronic lab notebook, as well as communicating and presenting data to department and drug discovery project teams.