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ProFound Therapeutics Computational Biology Co-Op

Flagship Pioneering

Job Location:

Cambridge, MA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 25 - 35

Posted: 18 September 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 17 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This position is open exclusively to current Northeastern University Co-Op students.

Work Period:January 2027 to June 2027. This is a full - time 40 hours per week position with 5 days in office.

About ProFound Therapeutics

ProFound Therapeutics Inc. is a privately held early-stage biotechnology company with the vision to revolutionize the human therapeutic landscape. ProFound has recently made the news by being included in the Fierce Biotechs list of the hottest Biotech companies. ProFound Therapeutics Inc. was founded by Flagship Pioneering a team of entrepreneurial scientists that conceives creates resources and grows first-in-category life sciences companies. Since 2000 Flagship has created over 75 groundbreaking companies that are pioneering novel and proprietary biological industrial and engineering approaches to solve major needs in human health and sustainability. These companies include Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRNA) Seres Therapeutics (MCRB) Syros Pharmaceuticals (SYRS) Evelo Biosciences (EVLO) Kaleido Biosciences (KLDO) and Indigo Agriculture. ProFound Therapeutics Inc. is a highly dynamic entrepreneurial and innovation-driven organization seeking to hire an exceptional scientist to join our team.

About Flagship Pioneering

ProFound Therapeutics was founded byFlagship Pioneeringsventure creation engine 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 companys Flagship has founded have addressed humanitys 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 FORTUNEs 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 Companys annual list of the Worlds Most Innovative Companies.Learn more about Flagship at.

FlagshipPioneering Co-Op Program

Welcome toFlagship Pioneering Co-Op Program for the cohort dreaming big and taking courageous leaps. Youll join fellow peers across our ecosystem of companies and learning firsthand how we build first-in-category companies. Youll have access toenrichment sessions adedicated professional development track and amentorthat help guide you toward your next step. By the end you will carry on ameaningful project outcome agenuine network anda front-row view of how Flagship pioneernew ventures that change the world.

The Role

ProFound Therapeutics is seeking an innovative and highly motivated Co-Op with experience in computational biology and/or human genetics to play a vital role in the companys Computational Biology team. Under the supervision of members of the Computational Biology team this individual will receive structured training and hands-on experience in the analysis and interpretation of large-scale human genetics and multi-omics data to support therapeutic target discovery and translational research. This individual will contribute scientific and technical expertise to a multidisciplinary team emphasizing conceptualization analysis data interpretation presentation and strategic planning. The ideal candidate for this position will have coursework or early research experience in computational biology statistical genetics or a related quantitative discipline and be enthusiastic and capable of working in a multidisciplinary (e.g. genomics bioinformatics protein biochemistry) team in the biosciences. The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced entrepreneurial setting. The Co-Op is designed to complement the candidates academic training and provide exposure to industry-based research and therapeutic development.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as a contributor to the Computational Biology team whose mission is to discover new therapeutics and validate new therapeutic targets
Analyze and interpret large-scale human genetics and multi-omics datasets to support therapeutic target discovery and translational research
Support and perform statistical genetics and genetic epidemiology analyses including rare variant association analyses using exome and sequencing datasets
Contribute to and conduct expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) and protein quantitative trait locus (pQTL) analyses and Transcriptome-Wide and Proteome-Wide Association Studies (TWAS/PWAS)
Assist withsingle-cell RNA sequencing and other single-cell multi-omics analyses
Support and conduct proteogenomic analyses integrating genomic transcriptomic proteomic and clinical data
Support functional interpretation of genetic associations and biological pathways
Develop and implement reproducible bioinformatics pipelines and analytical workflows using modern computational tools and programming languages
Interpret visualize and communicate scientific findings through presentations reports and cross-functional discussions
Report analysis plans and results to the scientific team
Proactively review literature to contribute to new ideas and methods/technologies for discovery and therapeutic areas

Minimum Qualifications:

Pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in computational biology bioinformatics statistical genetics biostatistics computer science or a related quantitative field
Coursework or hands-on research experience working with biological or other large datasets and attention to detail
Working familiarity with at least one programming or statistical language (e.g. R Python)
Excellent communication and presentation skills capable of conveying technical information in a clear and thorough manner
Strong collaborative skills with evidence of working in a team

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior industry or academic research co-op experience in computational biology human genetics or bioinformatics
Coursework or research exposure to genetics genomics or the statistical analysis of biological data
Experience working with genomic or transcriptomic datasets (e.g. RNA sequencing single-cell or genotype data)
Familiarity with command-line/Unix environments or version control (e.g. Git)
Exposure to high-performance computing or cloud computing environments
Confident execution focused and team-oriented with an ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
Interest in the application of human genetics and computational biology to drug discovery and translational medicine

What We Offer

Build alongside founders.Youll work inside the same hypothesis-driven process Flagship uses to conceive and launch first-in-category companies.
This can be the start of a longer story.Strong co-ops are considered for future opportunities across Flagship and its portfolio companies not just for this one role.
Work alongside people who left the safe path. Your colleagues are scientists engineers and operators who chose to build something new rather than join something already established.
Take on real ownership.Youre contributing to ventures that are still being defined. Your work can shape real decisions not just support them.
Be paid like the contributor you are.Compensation reflects the real work you take on.

Flagship Pioneering is committed toequal employment opportunityregardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or Veteran status.

The pay range for this role is $25 - $35 per hour. This role is a short-term engagement that is not eligible for health and welfare benefits. Retirement benefits may be available after completing a set number of hours. Compensation and benefits information is based on ProFound Therapeuticss good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

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The pay range for this role is $25 - $35 per hour. This role is a short-term engagement that is not eligible for health and welfare benefits. Retirement benefits may be available after completing a set number of hours. Compensation and benefits information is based on ProFound Therapeutics Inc.s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

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