(Senior) Director, Machine Learning (Computer Vision)

Company overview:

Flagship Labs 109, Inc. (FL109) is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence, physics and hardware to transform the way we see biology. FL109 was conceived by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. Become part of our mission-driven team and help envision the future of science.

The Role:

FL109 is seeking a dynamic leader to build and deploy state-of-the-art AI solutions to transform how we see molecular biology. You are passionate about shipping high-impact products and are eager to build a team from the ground up. You will implement best practices that enable scalability while also spearheading proof-of-concept demonstrations to showcase the platform’s potential. Your role is pivotal in integrating AI innovation with experimental workflows in a fast-paced startup environment.

How You Will Contribute:

• Team Leadership: Develop a clear vision for the AI/computation team, mentor members, and establish processes that balance innovation with operational excellence. Ensure strategic alignment between team objectives and the company’s broader goals.
• Hands-On Development: Lead by example, actively coding alongside the team to build end-to-end solutions that address real-world challenges. Design, implement, and deploy systems that deliver immediate value.
• Value-Driven Innovation: Rapidly prototype creative solutions to solve important challenges, and transition successful prototypes into production systems. Guide the analysis and visualization of complex datasets and learnings that guides leadership decisions.
• Shipping Solutions: Focus on delivering production-grade AI pipelines and software that integrate seamlessly into experimental and computational workflows. Prioritize solutions that are both scalable and impactful.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with experimentalists, physicists, and other domain experts to co-develop hybrid solutions that advance structural biology. Bridge computational and wet lab teams to ensure the most potent use of AI.
• Team Building: Attract and hire top talent in AI, software, and computational biology. Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and a focus on delivering results.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Proven experience shipping production-grade AI/ML systems in a startup or resource-constrained environment.
• Hands-on expertise in building and deploying end-to-end pipelines for real-world applications (i.e., Python, bash, PyTorch, git/GitHub, Linux).
• Strong technical foundation in machine learning (e.g., generative models, physics-informed AI, LLMs) and computational techniques.
• A track record of building and leading teams, with the ability to balance mentorship and hands-on development.
• Familiarity with cloud-based computing platforms (e.g., AWS) and high-performance computing tools for large-scale model training and deployment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with a resourceful mindset that thrives in a dynamic startup environment.
• Passion for working at the intersection of AI and experimental biology, with a deep appreciation for how computational tools can advance scientific discovery.

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 generation of over 500 patents, initiation of over 50 clinical trials for novel therapeutic agents and an aggregate value of more than $90 billion. 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 is 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.