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Flagship Pioneering, Inc.

Director, Antibody Discovery

Flagship Pioneering, Inc. · Cambridge, UK

Posted about 3 months ago

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This role has been open
80 days
Flagship Pioneering, Inc.'s roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
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Ghost-job risk at Flagship Pioneering, Inc.
high
97 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
2026-10-22

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About this role

The Director of Antibody Discovery at Quotient will lead the company's antibody discovery strategy and oversee therapeutic antibody projects. This role involves managing the entire drug discovery process from initial screening outputs to drug candidate nomination and IND submission, while also providing expert advice on antibody targets and driving project leadership across cross-functional teams.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
2/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • Proven experience advancing protein therapeutics through drug discovery phases to development
  • Expertise in structure-based protein engineering and design of antibodies including multispecifics, Fc engineering, fusion proteins
  • Skilled in antibody engineering, including in silico, structure-based, and AI/ML approaches to sequence/CDR design
  • Project leadership experience in pharmaceutical industry R&D environment across multiple therapeutic areas
  • Track record of advocating for acquisition or creation of new technologies for accelerated antibody design, expression, and characterization

Nice to have

  • Experience in early-stage or start-up biotech environments
  • Experience working with genetic and genomics platform-driven drug target discovery
  • Broader understanding of protein sciences including expression, developability, and analytical purification and analysis
  • Experience managing the design and validation of cellular assays for the functional characterization of engineered biologics

What you get

  • Healthcare coverage
  • Annual incentive program
  • Retirement benefits
  • Broad range of other benefits

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of the technologies used in the antibody discovery platform
  • The role involves significant leadership responsibilities which may require extensive experience
  • The company is in an early stage, which could mean a dynamic work environment with potential uncertainties

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