The Company
FL105 is a privately held, early-stage company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to transform mental health paradigms and fundamentally augment mental wellbeing. We are creating a world where individuals and communities are empowered to preemptively identify and tackle psychological challenges and address mental health concerns.
FL105 is backed by Flagship Pioneering, an innovation enterprise that conceives, creates, resources, and builds companies that invent breakthrough technologies to transform health care, agriculture, and sustainability. Flagship has created over 100 groundbreaking companies since 2000, including Moderna.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced, creative, and talented Psychologist (PsyD/PhD). The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for scalable mental health solutions, a deep understanding of human psychology through years of relevant research. This is not a patient-facing role; however, you will interface with software users to understand habits and user engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Pioneer a new way of approaching mental health for diverse populations.
- Work directly with users of software to understand behavior and use-cases.
- Develop and validate novel approaches to personality-based, cognition, and mental health-based assessments.
- Oversee and analyze initial user data to assess platform performance, working directly with the technical team.
- Provide insights to ensure platform is aligned with state-of-the-art knowledge.
Successful candidates will be able to thrive in a fast-paced, action-oriented, team environment and display a clear passion for innovation and impact. The role offers a unique opportunity to help drive the strategy of an early-stage AI-focused company. The candidate must be an entrepreneurial, highly motivated, and purpose-driven individual. S(he) must exhibit strong collaboration and communication skills. S(he) should be ready to lead application development in a very dynamic and innovative environment.
Qualifications:
- PsyD/PhD from an accredited institution, with research focus in personality, cognition, or related areas of study.
- Strong understanding of psychological theories, therapeutic interventions, and mental health diagnostics.
- Experience with designing and conducting empirical studies using real-world evidence.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in software development or app-based behavior engagement.
- Experience in clinical settings, particularly in mental health services.
- Familiarity with large language models.
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 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.
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.