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Radial Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held, well-funded, early-stage biotechnology company leveraging novel insights in RNA biology. Radial Therapeutics's proprietary platform identifies novel disease targets and develops new therapeutic modalities targeting RNA, providing new strategies to treat or cure a range of diseases including rare genetic diseases, neurological diseases, and cancers.

The Position

We are seeking a creative biochemist/assay development scientist to join our passionate team. The individual will be responsible for designing and developing novel biochemical assays across a number of technologies to discover and dissect interactions between RNA and small molecules. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally across Drug Discovery, RNA Platform, and Target Biology to transform novel ideas into execution. This role offers enormous growth potential to impact the build of Radial's proprietary discovery platform. Successful candidates will be creative self-starters who thrive in a fast-paced, action-oriented team environment and display a clear passion for science and impact.

Specific Responsibilities

• Independently design and develop creative biochemical screening assays
• Methodically and thoroughly troubleshoot and optimize assays as needed
• Collaborate with the RNA Platform team to turn ideas into executable assays
• Execute medium-throughput biochemical screens in-house
• Manage external collaborations/CROs
• Build expertise and experience in RNA biochemistry
• Learn in vitro RNA techniques including RNA synthesis, purification and manipulation
• Analyze, interpret, document, and present data to relevant scientific teams

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Biochemistry or related field plus minimum 1-2 years industry experience
• Hands-on experience with plate-based assay platforms including FI, FP, HTRF, and Alpha
• Demonstrated ability to develop creative and high-quality assays and the ability to methodically and nimbly troubleshoot through problems
• Experience with laboratory automation and semi-automated workflows a plus
• Experience with molecular biology and RNA biochemistry a plus
• Good working knowledge of the early discovery/screening processes
• Creative thinker and problem solver with demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying technical information in a clear and thorough manner

Location: Cambridge, MA

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life science platform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $100 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $3.1 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises transformative companies, including Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA), Sana Biotechnology (NASDAQ: SANA), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), Axcella Health (NASDAQ: AXLA), Denali Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DNLI), Foghorn Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FHTX), Indigo Ag, Generate Biomedicines, Tessera Tx, and others.

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. We believe pioneering is best done by teams, and that it is a process that can be taught, learned, and replicated. Learn more about our Company Creation Model.

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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.

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.