Vice President, Head of Research and Platform Development
Flagshippioneeringinc · Cambridge, MA USA · Posted Jul 8, 2026
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The Company
Flagship Labs 110 Inc. (FL110) is a privately held, early-stage technology company developing a fully integrated, end-to-end platform to enable next generation proteomics. Our platform integrates groundbreaking innovations in bioengineering, machine learning, and custom microelectronics to offer a level of precision and insight never before achieved.
FL110 is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. We are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought.
If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply.
Position Summary
We are seeking an exceptional scientific leader to serve as VP, Head of Research Platform Development , responsible for defining and executing FL110’s scientific strategy and leading the development of our nanopore-based protein reading platform.
This individual will lead multidisciplinary research teams spanning nanopore science, protein translocation and signal generation, molecular engineering, and related platform technologies. They will be responsible for integrating advances across these domains into a unified platform capable of enabling scalable protein reading.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record leading complex, multidisciplinary research programs and translating scientific breakthroughs into enabling technology platforms. The successful candidate will be an ambitious, execution-oriented leader who thrives in environments characterized by technical complexity, scientific uncertainty, and rapid innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Scientific Strategy Platform Leadership
Define and execute FL110’s scientific strategy and long-term platform roadmap.
Establish technical milestones, success criteria, and research priorities across the platform.
Identify critical technical risks and develop strategies to accelerate platform progress.
Ensure scientific investments are aligned with company objectives and future product requirements.
Research Platform Development
Lead manage multidisciplinary research teams advancing FL110’s protein reading platform, including setting vision, research goals and helping defined strategies for execution of complex research tasks.
Drive integration across nanopore science, protein translocation, molecular engineering, chemistry, and computational analysis.
Prioritize and guide research efforts to maximize platform performance and technical differentiation.
Foster a culture of scientific rigor, innovation, and executional excellence.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner closely with the VP of Technology Development to translate research advances into future products and instrument architectures.
Align research priorities with engineering, product development, and data science teams.
Contribute to company strategy, organizational planning, and resource allocation.
Serve as a collaborative and impactful member of the Leadership Team.
External Scientific Leadership
Build and manage collaborations with academic, industry, and strategic partners.
Contribute to intellectual property strategy and scientific positioning.
Represent FL110 with investors, advisors, and external stakeholders.
Help recruit, develop, and retain world-class scientific talent.
Qualifications
Required
PhD in biophysics, molecular biology, bioengineering, chemistry, physics, nanotechnology, or a related discipline.
10+ years of scientific leadership experience beyond doctoral training.
Demonstrated success leading multidisciplinary research organizations.
Experience advancing complex technologies from fundamental research toward scalable platforms or products.
Strong systems-level thinking and ability to integrate work across multiple scientific domains.
Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and make high-quality decisions under uncertainty.
Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building skills.
Nice to Have
Experience with nanopore technologies, single-molecule sensing, sequencing, proteomics, microelectronics or related fields.
Experience developing life science tools, instrumentation, diagnostics, or platform technologies.
Familiarity with protein engineering, molecular motors, membrane proteins, or biological nanopores.
Experience leading programs that span biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and computational sciences.
Prior experience in venture-backed startups or rapidly growing technology companies.
Track record of building strategic scientific partnerships and generating intellectual property.
About Flagship Pioneering
Flagship Pioneering is a bioplatform innovation company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sust…