Pipeline Team Lead, Histology

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Full time
Location: Cambridge
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Job offered by: Flagship Pioneering
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What if…

you could join an organization that creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies to transform human health and sustainability? Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine has conceived and created companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Sana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: SANA), Generate Biomedicines, and Tessera Therapeutics. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $212 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12th globally 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. The Company: Quotient Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage company developing a novel genomics platform and therapeutics for diseases with a large unmet need. Position Summary: We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic Pipeline Team Lead in Histology to join our passionate team. Reporting to our Senior Manager, NGS Pipelines, this person will work closely with scientists to advance multiple aspects of our R&D programs at Quotient Therapeutics. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, able to thrive in a fast-paced, action-oriented team environment whilst leading a team of research associates to carry out routine analysis of samples. The individual will have demonstrated evidence of agility and nimbleness to progress scientific discoveries, and an overt attitude of positivity when facing challenges. The candidate will be dedicated to develop and grow outside their comfort zone by constantly learning. Key Responsibilities: Drive scientific efforts by processing samples alongside Research Associates and Scientists in the laboratory Perform sample processing including sample fixation, embedding, sectioning, and staining Line manage a small team of Research Associates, ensuring they maintain high-throughput and quality of data Support the implementation of novel target discovery platforms, protocols, and other assays Advise on ways to increase efficiency in lab processing Collaborate and communicate with other team members across various functional areas Key Skills and Experiences: BS or MS degree in biochemistry, molecular or microbiology, or related field Minimum BS and relevant experience Hands-on experience in histology processes, embedding, sectioning, and staining, are required Knowledge and experience of working under HTA regulations Experience troubleshooting histology processes is highly preferred Knowledge of downstream NGS pipeline impacts of histology processes is desirable About Flagship Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company 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 companies 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 . Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are

committed to equal employment opportunity

regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background. Recruitment & Staffing Agencies : Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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