Flagship Labs 101 (FL101) is an early-stage biotechnology company with an ambitious and exciting mission: to leverage an innovative discovery platform to design and develop novel therapeutic modalities that target cell-cell Contact Biology.
Requirements
- Strong familiarity with single-cell technologies and multiplexing of these to discern insights in drug discovery and development.
- Concrete past experiences in translating inventive and novel ideas to experiments, partnerships, and programs.
- Strong business and scientific acumen - demonstrated ability to identify and evaluate value creation opportunities while understanding both scientific and market contexts.
- Strategic operational mindset - experience developing and executing plans that balance near-term execution with long-term value creation.
- Intellectual curiosity and learning agility - ability to challenge conventional thinking while remaining open to new ideas and perspectives.
- Resonate with and recognize the value of the Contact-Seq platform, which is able to reveal cell-to-cell contact at high resolution, for drug discovery and development.
- Deep scientific and strategic experience where cell-cell contact plays an important role and a vision for how such discoveries can be used by external partners to triage targets and accelerate discovery and development.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing research group, setting the scientific strategy and vision, and initiating and supervising research activities in alignment with long-term goals.
- Shape proof-of-concept experiments that catalyze biopharma partnerships.
- Build a strong scientific foundation for the company that can be communicated outwardly with clarity and enthusiasm to potential investors and BD partners.
- Develop, evaluate, and pressure-test value creation hypotheses that connect novel scientific and AI platforms to market opportunities.
- Partner closely with scientific teams to translate cutting-edge research into compelling commercial opportunities, ensuring strategic alignment between scientific capabilities and market needs.
- Leverage personal networks to initiate conversation and stoke interest in FL101 platform and vision.
- Develop networks externally and at Flagship to find paths for collaboration, synergies, innovation, and value creation.
Other
- Minimum of 15+ years of experience in industry, including leadership roles in R&D or drug development.
- Demonstrated success as a team-oriented, enterprise-minded leader who motivates others and builds strong, trust-based relationships across functions, and drives a culture of collaboration and accountability.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with a consistent ability to convey complex ideas clearly and succinctly to diverse stakeholders.
- Track record of intellectual agility and curiosity, with an ability to adapt quickly, think critically, and lead through ambiguity.
- Entrepreneurial adaptability and resilience - proven comfort with uncertainty and ability to make decisive judgments in ambiguous situations.
- Collaborative leadership style - track record of building relationships across organizations and aligning diverse stakeholders toward common goals.
- Balanced confidence and humility - secure in own abilities while actively seeking input and maintaining a growth mindset.
