Metaphore: Office Coordinator Co-Op

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 Metaphore Biotechnologies What if… you could join an organization that creates, resources, and builds life sciences companies that invent breakthrough technologies in order to transform health care and sustainability?

Metaphore Biotechnologies is harnessing the power of mimicry to make previously intractable drug targets accessible and unlock breakthroughs that outperform today's drugs for maximum patient impact. The company's MIMiC platform is a computationally driven bioplatform designing new therapeutics where function, specificity, and selectivity are programmable.

About Flagship Pioneering

Metaphore Biotechnologies was founded by Flagship Pioneering's venture creation engine, which has also given rise to companies such as Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Editas Medicine (NASDAQ: EDIT), Omega Therapeutics (NASDAQ: OMGA), Seres Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MCRB), and Indigo Agriculture. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures. In 2021, Flagship Pioneering was ranked 12th globally 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.Flagship Pioneering Co-Op Program

Welcome toFlagship Pioneering Co-Op Program for the cohort dreaming big and taking courageous leaps. You'll join fellow peers across our ecosystem of companies and learning firsthand how we build first-in-category companies. You’ll have access to enrichment sessions, a dedicated professional development track, and a mentor that help guide you toward your next step. By the end, you will carry on a meaningful project outcome, a genuine network, and a front-row view of how Flagship pioneer new ventures that change the world.

Responsibilities

• Keep the office running smoothly: supplies, pantry, mail, shared spaces, and equipment stocked, organized, and operational
• Coordinate with IT, Facilities, and building management to resolve maintenance and workplace issues
• Manage vendor relationships for office supplies, catering, and services; flag cost-saving opportunities
• Support Leadership Team scheduling, meeting logistics, conference room bookings, catering, and action item tracking
• Assist with travel arrangements and itineraries for Leadership Team members as needed
• Track invoices, expense reconciliations, and vendor payments
• Support Legal by filing contract requests and tracking status to ensure timely turnaround
• Support HR with onboarding/offboarding logistics, workspace setup, and candidate interview coordination
• Plan and execute employee events, celebrations, all-hands meetings, and engagement activities end-to-end
• Assist with internal communications, company announcements, and cross-functional event coordination
• Serve as a go-to resource for employees, visitors, and vendors
• Take on ad hoc projects across teams based on business need and bandwidth

Education

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's program in Business, Finance, Accounting, Operations, or a related field
• Coursework in accounting, financial analysis, or business operations is a plus

Skills & Experience

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills; able to manage competing priorities
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable with leadership, vendors, and staff at all levels
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office particularly calendar and spreadsheet tools
• Prior internship, co-op, or part-time experience in an office or administrative setting preferred
• Familiarity with expense tracking, invoicing, or budgeting tools a plus
• Ability to organize meetings and employee events from planning through execution

What We're Looking For

• High ownership, follows through without being reminded
• Discrete with confidential information
• Warm, professional presence; enjoys being a go-to resource
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

• Build alongside founders. You’ll 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. You're 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 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.

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 Metaphore Biotechnologies, Inc.'s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

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 Metaphore Biotechnologies, Inc.'s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

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