2026 Flagship Pioneering AI/ML Fellowship
About The Position
At Flagship Pioneering, creativity defines what we do: we are a scientists, innovators, and entrepreneurs dedicated to conceiving and building life-changing companies. We harness science and entrepreneurialism to envision alternative futures, beginning with seemingly unreasonable propositions and navigating to transformational outcomes through an iterative, evolutionary methodology. Flagship has created over 100 scientific ventures (including the now familiar drug and vaccine innovator, Moderna), many with a strong focus on leveraging advances in computing, big data, and AI. In recent years, this trend has accelerated with first-in-category life science companies such as Generate Biomedicines, Cellarity, Valo, Apriori, Lila Sciences and many others creating breakthrough innovations using AI advances. The AI Fellowship at Flagship Pioneering provides an unrivaled opportunity for individuals to creatively harness computational thinking toward cross-disciplinary innovation as part of our venture creation process. We are looking for extraordinary computational scientists and entrepreneurs to learn our unique company creation process and work alongside entrepreneurs and scientists within the Flagship Ecosystem focused on solving the most impactful challenges in AI and the life sciences. During the summer, AI Fellows will work in teams to generate novel scientific concepts that challenge dogma by leveraging their scientific instincts and creativity. As part of this process, AI Fellows will learn to iterate and shape these ideas into "seemingly unreasonable" yet compelling venture hypotheses as well as advance these ideas through a hands-on implementation project.
Requirements
- PhD, master's (graduating with master's before June 2026) or other relevant graduate degree in computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, physics, biology, neuroscience, chemistry, or another discipline with a strong quantitative focus
- Deep research and/or industry experience in at least one of the following fields: machine learning, modeling and simulation, computational biology, computational neuroscience, computational chemistry
- Strong programming background (high proficiency in Python, R, or similar required)
- History leveraging quantitative approaches to pursue creative solutions to challenging problems
- Comfort with scientific uncertainty and ambiguity of outcomes; self-starter mentality
- Demonstrated leader, effective communicator, and strong team player
Responsibilities
- Learn and implement Flagship Pioneering's unique process of generating and refining actionable, pioneering venture hypotheses
- Exhibit and develop your creativity, adaptability, and ability to innovate in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Explore ideas & innovations with the potential to become breakthrough companies
- Meet, network with, and learn from experienced members of the Flagship team from across our Ecosystem - Associates, Partners, Business Unit and functional leaders, CEOs and more
- Build relationships and expand your professional network through a diverse and successful cohort of peers and alumni
- Explore full-time opportunities at Flagship Pioneering and our AI/ML-focused companies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Industry
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
