Flagship Pioneering
Associate Scientist, Bioanalytical Assays
$96K–$126K
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Serif Biomedicines - Experience
- 6+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- Master’s or BS in a relevant discipline.
About the job
Develops and runs bioanalytical assays to assess novel nucleic acid therapeutics and support DNA platform development.
What you'll do
- Execute and analyze assays assessing efficacy, safety, and biodistribution in rodents and NHPs.
- Develop, optimize, and run ligand binding assays for in-house and CRO studies.
- Communicate findings and contribute scientific and technical perspectives to platform development.
What they ask for
- Master’s or BS in a relevant discipline.
- Deep expertise in ex-vivo analytical assays such as ELISA, MSD, qPCR, or ddPCR.
- Hands-on multi-parameter flow-cytometry experience, including panel design, compensation, and analysis.
- Proficiency processing tissues and isolating cell types from mice and NHPs.
Nice to have
- Experience with transfection methods in human and NHP PBMCs.
- Experience with nucleic acid therapeutics or LNPs; histological analysis experience is also noted as a plus.
Pay
$96,000 - $126,500 USD base salary
Tools
ELISA, MSD, qPCR, ddPCR, flow-cytometry, IHC/IF, ISH, H&E
AI focus
Applicant data may be reviewed using AI-assisted screening tools; the role itself does not describe AI work.
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