Company Summary:

Laronde is an early-stage biotechnology company with the mission to become the leader in the development of nucleic acid medicines by leveraging its multi-modality eRNA platform. Laronde has established a powerful technology exploiting the properties of naturally occurring eRNAs allowing the development of therapies with exceptional precision and durability of expression to address unmet needs across multiple disease areas.

Laronde was founded by Flagship Pioneering, a team of entrepreneurial scientists that conceives, creates, resources and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Since 2000, Flagship has created over 100 groundbreaking companies pioneering novel and proprietary biological, industrial and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability. These companies include Moderna Therapeutics (MRNA), Seres Therapeutics (MCRB), Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS), Rubius Therapeutics (RUBY), Evelo Biosciences (EVLO), Kaleido Biosciences (KLDO) and Indigo Agriculture.

Position Summary:

Laronde is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Research Associate to join our Analytical Development team.  The successful candidate will work alongside AD team members and contribute to our efforts to develop and implement methods for the eRNA platform.  The individual will contribute to advancement of our pipeline by collaboration with internal and external partners. In addition to technical expertise, the ideal candidate should also possess the ability to successfully interface with multidisciplinary teams. Candidates should be highly motivated, detail oriented and able to excel in a fast moving and goal-oriented environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the development, design, and execution of analytical experiments
• Perform a variety of methods to assess product quality and characterize eRNA products, including chromatography, electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, ELISA and/or cell-based assays as needed
• Deploy high throughput versions of the methods to assess preclinical materials
• Perform data analysis and record highly detailed documentation of experiments in ELN system.
• Present research results at internal meetings
• Work with the process development team to characterize impact of process improvements
• Support IND enabling manufacturing batches

 Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Life Sciences, Chemistry, or related discipline
• 3 years experience with BS or 1or more years related experience with MS
• Hands-on experience with chromatography, electrophoresis, spectroscopy, immunoassays, cell-based assays and/or molecular biology techniques
• Experience in maintaining a laboratory notebook and following protocols
• Desire and drive to learn and understand the biological mechanisms underpinning our eRNA products
• Highly organized team player with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, and ability to manage multiple laboratory activities
• Adaptable to a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities