Research Associate I/II, Bioprocess Development
Flagship Pioneering
September 11, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
Worldwide
Operations
Role: Support microbial fermentation process development for recombinant protein production, building and scaling fermentation platforms. Responsibilities: operate and troubleshoot shake flask and bench-scale bioreactors, prepare media and feeds, perform analytical assays, and collaborate with strain engineering and downstream teams to support process scale-up. Requirements: hands-on experience with microbial fermentation, bioprocess development, aseptic techniques, and laboratory operations; strong organizational skills; ability to troubleshoot independently. Preferred: experience with fed-batch processes, HPLC analysis of fermentation metabolites, recombinant protein expression, and process optimization. HighValue: microbial fermentation, recombinant protein production, process scale-up, bioprocessing, and laboratory analytics. Location: Cambridge, MA.