Senior / Principal Computational Biologist
Flagship Pioneering, Inc. · Somerville, MA USA
Posted 21 days ago · $179,000 - $236,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Flagship Pioneering, Inc.'s roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 89% of Flagship Pioneering, Inc.'s roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Flagship Pioneering, Inc.
- high 50 stale, 1 reposted of 100 open
- Hiring momentum
- 144 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Senior / Principal Computational Biologist role at Cellarity involves leading computational biology efforts within cross-functional drug discovery programs. You will analyze large-scale single-cell and bulk transcriptomic data to generate insights, develop disease hypotheses, and collaborate with various scientific teams to advance drug discovery initiatives.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- Ph.D. or equivalent in biology, computational biology, or related scientific field
- 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- Extensive experience in analyzing and deriving hypotheses from single-cell and bulk transcriptomic data
- Demonstrated understanding of molecular and systems biology
- Practical programming and scripting skills, preferably in Python
- Fluency with AI tools to accelerate scientific work
Nice to have
- Background in metabolic or liver diseases, autoimmune disease, or hematology
- Experience with generating, analyzing, and deriving hypotheses from other single-cell omics data types or large-scale clinical datasets
- Experience driving an impactful and relevant project within industry
- Background in statistics or machine learning
- Experience with clinical or biological data
What you get
- Healthcare coverage
- Annual incentive program
- Retirement benefits
- Broad range of other benefits
Worth weighing
- Salary range provided is $179,000 - $236,000, which may vary based on qualifications and experience
- Role involves collaboration across multiple scientific disciplines, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- Position is described as fast-paced, which may indicate a high-pressure work environment
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