Flagship Pioneering Bioinformatics Salary 2027

Bioinformatics, computational biology, and biostatistics pay at Flagship Pioneering, from the salary ranges in its own job postings.

Note — Flagship Pioneering hasn't filed H1B disclosures we can use as a verified base. Numbers below come from the salary ranges they've advertised in 43 job postings on CompBioJobs.

Where this salary data comes from

Sample size shown below.

Source

Posted salary ranges

job postings with a salary range, last 12 months (Flagship Pioneering's own job ads, each posting counted once)

Most recent pay: ranges posted Nov 2025 to now.

Flagship Pioneering posted pay by level

Salary ranges Flagship Pioneering published in its own US job postings over the last 12 months (since Nov 2025), each posting counted once, compared with the same level at other employers on CompBioJobs.

postings with pay (12 months)

of them open now

62%

of postings state pay (44 of 71)

distinct pay ranges used

Typical posted range by level

Median posted minimum to median posted maximum. Darker bar: Flagship Pioneering. Grey bar: other employers, same level. Levels with fewer than 3 postings are not shown.

Mid-level (3 postings) +7% vs market midpoint

$120K–$193K

$115K–$177K

Senior (7 postings) -4% vs market midpoint

$128K–$182K

$131K–$191K

Principal (9 postings) +16% vs market midpoint

$179K–$250K

$146K–$224K

Director (4 postings) -2% vs market midpoint

$174K–$265K

$177K–$270K

Executive (3 postings) -8% vs market midpoint

$290K–$320K

$273K–$391K

$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K

Level	Flagship Pioneering	Postings	Other employers	Postings	Midpoint vs market
Mid-level	$120K–$193K	3	$115K–$177K	259	+7%
Senior	$128K–$182K	7	$131K–$191K	320	-4%
Principal	$179K–$250K	9	$146K–$224K	220	+16%
Director	$174K–$265K	4	$177K–$270K	369	-2%
Executive	$290K–$320K	3	$273K–$391K	24	-8%

The pay ranges Flagship Pioneering posts most often

Exact ranges that appear on two or more postings: 7 of 34 distinct ranges. Employers with a fixed pay grid reuse the same few ranges across many roles.

$208K–$286K 3 postings · Principal

e.g. Principal Scientist, Evolutionary Search & Autonomous Discovery; Principal Scientist, Machine Learning; Principal Scientist, Machine Learning, Genomics
$100K–$182K 3 postings · Senior

e.g. Pioneering Medicines: Scientist / Sr. Scientist, Translational Sciences (T-cell focused); Pioneering Medicines: Scientist / Sr. Scientist, Translational Sciences; (Senior) Scientist, Nanopore
$172K–$237K 2 postings · Director

e.g. Director, Scientific Cloud Engineering; Director, Portfolio Strategy - Global Initiatives
$115K–$165K 2 postings · Mid-level

e.g. Scientist, Computational Sensing; Scientist, Computational Vaccine Design
$148K–$237K 2 postings · Director

e.g. Pioneering Medicines: Associate Director / Director DMPK Project Lead; Pioneering Medicines: DMPK Project Lead
$126K–$160K 2 postings

e.g. FL114: Senior Scientist, Therapeutics Engineering; Senior Scientist, Proteomics
$146K–$209K 2 postings

e.g. Senior Scientist, Computational Biology; Senior Scientist, Computational Protein Design

What Flagship Pioneering has been hiring, by quarter

US computational postings by level (with or without pay). Shading runs from entry (light) to executive (dark).

2026 Q1

2026 Q2

2026 Q3

2026 Q4

EntryMid-levelSeniorPrincipalDirectorExecutive Level not labelled

Common questions

What does Flagship Pioneering pay for principal bioinformatics and computational biology roles?

In 9 US postings over the last 12 months, Flagship Pioneering posted a typical range of $179K to $250K for principal computational roles (median posted minimum to median posted maximum). Other employers posted $146K to $224K for the same level, so the midpoint is 16% above the market. These are posted base-salary ranges, not actual offers, and exclude bonus and equity.

What does Flagship Pioneering pay for senior bioinformatics and computational biology roles?

In 7 US postings over the last 12 months, Flagship Pioneering posted a typical range of $128K to $182K for senior computational roles (median posted minimum to median posted maximum). Other employers posted $131K to $191K for the same level, so the midpoint is 4% below the market. These are posted base-salary ranges, not actual offers, and exclude bonus and equity.

Does Flagship Pioneering post salary ranges?

Yes, usually. 44 of 71 (62%) of its US computational job postings in the last 12 months stated a pay range.

How this is computed: US postings with an annual salary range, from Flagship Pioneering's own career site and job boards, over the last 12 months. Copies of the same posting (job boards, reposts) count once. Level is assigned by our classifier from the title. These are posted ranges, not actual pay, and exclude bonus and equity. Updated daily.

How Flagship Pioneering ranks on pay

Against other employers for the same kind of work and the same years of experience required (US postings, last 12 months).

Machine Learning & AI: #6 of 18 employers, +8% vs market (11 postings)

What this data does & doesn't show

Advertised salary ranges, not actual offers — companies often publish wide ranges; the offer typically lands somewhere in the middle.
Base salary only — listed ranges don't include equity, sign-on bonuses, or annual cash bonuses.
Across all job titles — includes a mix of seniority levels.
No H1B verification — Flagship Pioneering hasn't filed enough H1B disclosures for us to cross-check these numbers against the verified DOL dataset.

Open Bioinformatics Roles at Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering ML Internship

Cambridge, MA USA

Director, Data & Technology

Cambridge, MA USA; Durham, NC USA

Senior ML Engineer

Cambridge, MA USA

Scientist, Machine Learning (Human Physiology)

Cambridge, MA USA · $136K–$212K

Principal Data Engineer

Cambridge, MA USA · $179K–$236K

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Sources & Methodology

CompBioJobs job database: aggregated from 43 bioinformatics-focused postings at Flagship Pioneering that we've ingested. Listed salary ranges are extracted as published by the employer.
No H1B verification available: Flagship Pioneering hasn't filed enough H1B disclosures (3+) for us to cross-check these numbers against the US Department of Labor's verified LCA dataset.
Citation: CompBioJobs (2026). Flagship Pioneering Bioinformatics Salary. Aggregated from job postings. https://www.compbiojobs.com/companies/flagship-pioneering/salary