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Senior Systems Engineer

Flagship Ventures
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/7/2025

The Company

Lila Sciences is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the scientific method. Lila Sciences 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 platform is integrating AI and automation into discovery and development efforts across materials and life sciences to accelerate solutions for sustainability and therapeutics challenges.

At Lila Sciences, 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

Lila Sciences is seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This role is critical to supporting IT Operations and Cloud teams by managing IT systems and cloud infrastructure. This role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving, leadership in system enhancements, and collaboration across multiple departments to optimize IT solutions. A strong background in supporting multiple business units that are utilizing cutting-edge technology and leveraging cloud computing is required.

Responsibilities include :

  • Hands on engineering for cloud infrastructure primarily AWS
  • Provision new infrastructure and integrate AWS account onboarding workflows and IAM principles.
  • Cloud & IT Systems Engineering : Integrate and monitor cloud-based services and IT systems (Okta, EntraID, O365)
  • Work with stakeholders, including third party vendors, to design, build, run, and maintain IT systems, network, and applications
  • Implement workflows to resolve critical vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with security best practices.

Qualifications :

  • 7-10 years of experience as a systems engineer or equivalent, with 2-4 years specifically working with AWS or possessing equivalent AWS certifications.
  • In-depth knowledge in troubleshooting and a proven ability to create and maintain comprehensive documentation.
  • A degree in IT is preferred. (e.g. Computer Sciences, Management Information Systems)
  • Strong problem-solving skills, with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Working at Lila Sciences, you would have access to advanced technology in the areas of :

  • AI experimental design and simulation
  • Automated custom instrumentation
  • Generative molecular and material design
  • More about Flagship Pioneering

    Flagship Pioneering is a platform 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 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.

    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.

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