Associate Director/Director, Pharmacology

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What if… you could join an organization that creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies to transform human health and sustainability?

Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine has conceived and created companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Sana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: SANA), Generate Biomedicines, and Tessera Therapeutics. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $212 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12thglobally on Fortune’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies.

The Company:

Quotient Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, early-stage company developing a novel genomics platform and therapeutics for diseases with a large unmet need.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Associate Director/Director of Pharmacology to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing our drug discovery and development programs by providing strategic leadership and expertise in pharmacology.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead and manage pharmacology studies to support drug discovery and development programs across various therapeutic areas
Design, implement, and oversee in vivo pharmacology studies, including efficacy, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, etc
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including biology and drug discovery, to advance project goals
Analyze and interpret pharmacological data, ensuring high-quality documentation and reporting
Initiate and closely oversee necessary external collaborations including CROs and academic labs
Manage and maintain the vivarium, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and standards
Identify and evaluate new technologies and methodologies to enhance pharmacology research capabilities
Represent the pharmacology function in internal and external meetings, presenting data and program updates

Qualifications:

Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent in pharmacology, biology, or a related field
Extensive experience in pharmacology, with a proven track record in drug discovery and development
Demonstrated expertise in handling and managing vivarium operations
Strong background in in vivo pharmacology, with hands-on experience in designing and conducting animal studies
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data sets
Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment
Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to vivarium management and animal research

Preferred Attributes:

Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive approach to identifying and solving challenges

Location: Cambridge, MA

About Flagship

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 sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture. Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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