Origination Associate/ Senior Associate

At Flagship Pioneering, we don’t wait for the future—we build it. Our origination model is like a startup foundry for breakthrough science and technology: we dream up bold ideas, pressure-test them fast, and launch entirely new ventures from scratch. Think of it as startup creation in extreme mode—where the whiteboard is blank, the questions are audacious, and the upside is industry-shaping. 

 

We are seeking a highly motivated and innovative individual to join our interdisciplinary team. As an Origination Associate / Senior Associate, you will contribute at the confluence of biology and technology —what matters is curiosity, creativity, and the drive to turn bold ideas into reality. You’re excited not just to invent products, but to help create entirely new companies from the ground up.

 

The individual will ideate/research/refine novel venture hypotheses, develop the scientific roadmap and business case and, and co-lead new company origination from the very early stage. You will play a central role in company creation, driving every aspect of venture origination—from identifying and recruiting key scientific partners and advisors, to establishing foundational intellectual property, building