Strategic Business Operations & Analytics Co-Op

About Flagship: 

Flagship Pioneering invents and builds bioplatform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated more than 100 companies. Many of these companies 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. 

Position Summary:   
  
The SBOA co-op will report into the Associate Director of Strategic Business Analytics within Flagship Pioneering. This role will support the SBOA team in delivering competitive intelligence, strategic analyses, and data-driven insights for Flagship’s portfolio companies. The co-op will gain hands-on experience working across diverse biotech areas, helping shape strategy and decision-making in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct competitive intelligence research on biotech companies, therapeutic modalities, and technology platforms.
• Analyze market landscapes, pipeline data, funding trends, and clinical trial information.
• Support the development of strategic deliverables, including white space maps, indication prioritization, and competitor benchmarking.
• Organize and synthesize data into clear visual and written outputs (slides, reports, dashboards).
• Collaborate closely with SBOA team members on strategic projects that inform portfolio company growth and investment decisions.
• Present findings and recommendations to team members and contribute to shaping company strategies.

Qualifications

• Working toward a bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biotechnology, Data Science, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Strong interest in life sciences, healthcare, or biotech strategy.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication and ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Experience with competitive intelligence tools, databases (e.g., PitchBook, clinical trial registries), or data visualization software (e.g., Tableau) is a plus but not required.
• Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-growing environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player with a “roll-up-your-sleeves” attitude.

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.