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      Research Scientist Interview

      Aug 30, 2023
      Anonymous employee
      Boston, MA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Flagship Pioneering (Boston, MA) in Jul 2023

      Interview

      Couple one on one zoom calls with hiring managers and a one day on site including an hour long research presentation and getting to know the company. Pretty standard process, only a few days to hear back between interview steps.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Standard questions on company fit, directed questions on my research
      Answer question

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      Research Scientist Interview

      Sep 14, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Flagship Pioneering (Cambridge, MA) in Jun 2021

      Interview

      Laronde / Flagship, summer 2021. After multiple phone calls, Zoom and in-person interviews in a very gloomy building: no news, no update! The obviously amateurish “talent acquisition” person did not answer emails. On site, even the most basic MA COVID safety guidelines were ignored. The people I talked so seemed to be disorganized. They made contradictory statements about their goals. They do not seem to know what they actually need. Overall, I met a group of rude, cryptic and very unprofessional people.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Interviews seemed to be unprepared and it feels like they need your ideas. They ask a lot of questions about you, but barely answer questions about Laronde.
      1 Answer
      3

      Research Scientist Interview

      Oct 6, 2020
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Cambridge, MA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Flagship Pioneering (Cambridge, MA) in Sep 2020

      Interview

      The interview process began with telephone screen, presentation, one-on-one meeting, another panel meeting and then HR meeting. Have been told to get back with an offer in a few days but still waiting.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why are you leaving your current organization? It shows a red flag when I realized they keep asking about how will you deal with their issues for their project but have little interesting knowing about yourself. In a sense milking your idea and I suspect there were no opening position actually.
      Answer question
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      Flagship Pioneering interviews FAQs

      • Research Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Flagship Pioneering with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Research Scientist roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Flagship Pioneering overall takes an average of 30 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Flagship Pioneering as a Research Scientist according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  19%

        Presentation:  19%

        Group panel interview:  19%

        Phone interview:  19%

        Background check:  13%

        Personality test:  6%

        Skills test:  6%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Senior Research Associate(8) ;
        2. Fellow(7) ;
        3. Associate(6) ;
        4. Senior Scientist(5) ;
        5. Associate Scientist(4) ;
        6. Research Scientist(4) ;
        7. Scientist(4) ;
        8. Research Associate(3) ;
        9. Associate Director(2) ;
        10. Associate Scientist I(2) ;
        11. Data Scientist(2) ;
        12. Scientist I(2) ;
        13. Senior Director(2) ;
        14. VP(2) ;
        15. Venture Associate(2) .


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