Senior/Principal Scientist, Synthetic Biology

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Company Summary:

FL79 Inc. is a privately-held biotechnology company pioneering advances in generative biology and genome engineering in order to accelerate the transition to a sustainable economy. FL79 is developing multiple computational and molecular technologies to unlock biology’s ability to capture carbon and reduce emissions in several existing industries, including agriculture, food production, and industrials.

FL79 was founded by Flagship Pioneering in the Flagship Labs innovation foundry. Flagship Pioneering creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies in order to transform health care and sustainability. Flagship has created over 100 groundbreaking companies since 2000, including Moderna (NDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NDAQ: RUBY), Indigo Ag and Sana Biotechnology.

Position Summary:

We are seeking a creative, accomplished, and highly ambitious synthetic biologist to join the team and play a leading role in the invention and development of molecular technologies to allow for unprecedented engineering of biological machinery for sustainability and carbon capture. In addition, central to this role will be the design and execution of key proof-of-concept experiments. The successful candidate will have a deep expertise in synthetic biology, metabolic and enzyme engineering methods, as well as an intrinsic curiosity and innovator’s drive to build and prove the viability of new and improved technologies. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, eager to work in a cross-disciplinary setting with talented individuals of different backgrounds, and will thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Reduce to practice opportunities for synthetic and systems biology in sustainability and carbon capture, including the engineering of metabolic circuits and enzyme catalysts
  • Develop novel methods and techniques to test the ability of engineered metabolic circuits to perform key functions related to sustainability
  • Perform necessary genetic transformations or genome engineering techniques to introduce new pathways and/or genes in microbes of interest
  • Invent novel methods for high-throughput characterization of metabolic pathways
  • Generate and contribute to IP writing
  • Test the ability of novel gene editing machinery to edit genomes of plants and other organisms of agricultural interest
  • Maintain scientific and technical expertise through familiarity with scientific literature, attending conferences, and developing relationships with thought leaders
  • Clearly communicate results to management and investors (oral & written)
  • Assist with technical diligence in evaluating new potential opportunities
  • Work effectively with other groups in research and strategy to meet company goals

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PhD in synthetic biology, systems biology, microbial engineering or related field
  • 5+ years relevant industry research experience
  • Experience developing the necessary technologies and assays to perform metabolic and/or enzyme engineering is a must
  • Self-starter, able to work independently and manage research associates
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
  • Unmatched sense of urgency
  • Outstanding cultural contributor; no ego

 

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Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has applied a unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $34 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship is backed by more than $4.4 billion of aggregate capital commitments, of which over $1.9 billion has been deployed toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $10 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises 41 transformative companies, including:  Axcella Health (NASDAQ: AXLA), Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (NASDAQ: EVLO),  Foghorn Therapeutics, Indigo Ag, Kaleido Biosciences (NASDAQ: KLDO), Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Sana Biotechnology, Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Syros Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SYRS).

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