Lead, Applied AI

Company Summary

Flagship Labs 97 Inc. (FL97) is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the scientific method. FL97 is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. Join our mission-driven team and contribute to the future of science.

Our Life Sciences effort is leveraging AI and high-throughput automation for valuable therapeutic discovery and development across biological modalities.

At FL97, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.

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.

The Role

We are seeking a visionary and hands-on leader to spearhead our Applied AI group. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and practical software engineering, driving the development of innovative AI-powered products and solutions.

• Drive the productization of AI capabilities, transforming research breakthroughs into scalable, real-world applications
• Collaborate with scientists to develop novel interfaces and user experiences for scientific AI
• Lead and grow a technology team, fostering a culture of innovation, speed, and continuous learning
• Evaluate and implement a wide range of AI models, from internally trained models to commercial and open-source options, including both LLMs and specialized scientific ML
• Develop and maintain a robust AI engineering stack, including tools for fine-tuning, prompt chaining, retrieval (RAG), and emerging autonomous agent technologies
• Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape, including new papers, models, and techniques
• Establish best practices for AI engineering, including prompt engineering, model evaluation, and automated fine-tuning

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in software engineering, with strong AI/ML expertise
• Deep understanding of large language models (LLMs) and their practical applications
• Proficiency in Python and experience in common AI/ML frameworks
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and GPU infrastructure for AI workloads
• Experience delivering AI solutions toward valuable products
• Excellent communication skills, able to work with stakeholders across many technical disciplines
• Track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams

Preferred Experience: 

• History of shipping heavily used, AI-powered software products
• Experience with AI-specific infrastructure, including GPU clusters, LLM APIs, and model serving technologies

Working at FL97, you would have access to advanced technology in the areas of:

• AI experimental design and simulation
• Customized LLM tools and agents
• Top-notch scientists across physical and life sciences

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology 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.