--- title: 'Mass Spectrometry Scientist at Convergent Research' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/mass-spectrometry-scientist-convergent-research-watertown-njajte1bajq5' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Mass Spectrometry Scientist at Convergent Research - **Company:** Convergent Research - **Location:** Watertown, MA - **Compensation:** $86k–$139k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-06-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/convergentresearch/4f822323-514f-4cea-a606-781564b05072 ## Job description Parallel Squared Technology Institute (PTI) is a non-profit research institute aiming to  catalyze a leap in protein analysis technology and use it to explore new biological frontiers. PTI supports open research and educational opportunities supporting rapid career development for scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Why? Protein dysfunctions directly cause many diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Yet, proteins remain understudied because of technological hurdles. How? To resolve these limitations, PTI will develop mass tags enabling a new framework for multiplexed protein analysis by mass spectrometry towards achieving 100-fold increase in throughput. Scientists at and collaborating with the institute will use these gains to directly investigate disease mechanisms and resolve problems that have proven intractable for decades. Our proof of principle technology and strategies are outlined at: parallelsq.org. PTI’s new approach requires synergy between a diverse team of chemists, machine learning engineers, biologists, and mass spectrometrists. Alzheimer’s disease and aging will be among the first focuses of this technology-driven research organization. New career opportunities Members of PTI will be supported with industry-level resources to lead research projects and disseminate their discoveries and innovations to the broader biomedical community through frequent publications, presentations, and submissions to public data portals. Summary of Position We are looking for an experienced Mass Spectrometry Scientist who will be working on maintaining MS instruments for running multitudes of samples for a variety of projects in addition to other responsibilities such as advancing and executing hypothesis-driven experiments. In order to be seriously considered for this position, we require a cover letter as part of the candidate’s application. ## Responsibilities - You will setup, operate, and maintain (i.e. vent and clean) mass spectrometers from multiple major vendors (Thermo, Bruker, Sciex, etc.). - Analyze experimental data and interpret results for internal and public presentation. - Training team members to use instruments independently. - Designing relevant proteomic experiments. - Perform protein sample preparation. - Preparation of lab reagents and media. - Inventory management and preparation reagents and samples. - Communication with purchasing and may be responsible for negotiating with various vendors. - May manage MTAs, software licenses, service contracts, and other documentation. Required Qualifications - Masters or PhD in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry. - 5+ years of experience maintaining mass spectrometers. - Demonstrated experience optimizing LC-MS/MS methods for bottom-up proteomics (e.g. DDA/DIA/prioritized approaches). - Demonstrated mastery of chemistry techniques or molecular & cellular biology techniques. - Demonstrated enthusiasm & interest in bioanalytical chemistry. - High level of initiative and flexibility, excellent communication and teamwork skills. - Attention to detail and good time management skills. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with mass spectrometry technological development (hardware or software). - Proficiency with statistical and computational methods (e.g. coding in Python/R). ## We Offer - An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and the most talented experts from different fields. - Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance with many $0 premium options for you and your family with several national and regional providers. Most employees have more than 20 plan options to choose from. - Company-paid group life, AD&D, long- and short-term disability insurance. - 15 days PTO + 10 sick days per year. - 18 company holidays + your birthday off. - $5,000 per year educational reimbursement. - Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave. - Industry competitive salary. We aim to help fill a structural gap in today's R&D system. We enable fundamental research that requires unusual levels of scale and coordination yet is not rapidly monetizable by industry. We’re bringing together top talent from academia, industry, and startups to build a new model for innovative R&D. As an incubator within the Schmidt Futures Network, we identify high-impact scientific or technical research and development opportunities, ultimately defining and launching these projects as Focused Research Organizations. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, or federal law or company policy. We strive for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibit harassment of any kind. ## About Convergent Research ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Convergent Research is a nonprofit organization that launches and supports Focused Research Organizations (FROs) to build foundational technologies that unblock scientific progress. - **Entity Type**: Private Nonprofit (501(c)(3)) - **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Adam Marblestone, Anastasia Gamick ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Scientific Research and Development Services (NAICS 5417) - **Target customers**: B2B — scientific researchers, universities, government agencies, and philanthropic funders; operates as a "mission control" launching public-good R&D projects. - **Mission statement**: “Spectacularly good futures are within reach, but only if we mind the gaps. Scientists need essential technologies to do the groundbreaking research all of us depend on.” ## Products & Services Convergent Research does not sell commercial products. Instead, it incubates **Focused Research Organizations (FROs)** – time-bound, technically ambitious nonprofit efforts designed to produce high-impact public goods. Current and past FROs/projects include: - **Cultivarium**: Developing tools for studying novel (previously unculturable) microorganisms. - **E11 Bio (EVE Bio)**: Brain circuit mapping technologies. - **Forest Neurotech**: Neural technology and biosensing platforms. - **Ocean CDR Atlas**: Open-access tool for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal measurement. - **Fundamental Development Gap Map (v1.0)**: A public web portal identifying bottlenecks holding back science. Convergent Research provides shared operational support (legal, finance, HR, communications) across all FROs. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (nonprofit). - **Annual Revenue (FY2024)**: **$72.4 million** (ProPublica IRS filing). Total revenue for FY2024 was $100.1 million. - **Total Grant Funding Received**: At least $25.1 million from Vanguard Charitable, $9.5 million from Probabilistic Computing Foundation, $8 million from The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation (latest filings). - **Total Funding Raised**: ~$2 million in disclosed grants (led by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2023); the vast majority comes from additional major philanthropic gifts not categorized as single-investor rounds. - **Notable Partners/Funders**: Advanced Research and Intervention Agency (ARIA, UK), Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, Vanguard Charitable, Probabilistic Computing Foundation. - **Growth Signals**: 164 employees (as of latest CauseIQ data, up from ~23 on LinkedIn); headquarter presence in Palo Alto, Cambridge (MA), and Boulder (CO); expanded into the UK via a collaboration with ARIA (“FROST UK”); 15 active job postings with 25% month-over-month posting growth. ## Competitive Advantages - **Novel institutional model**: Focused Research Organizations (FROs) fill a gap between traditional academia and for-profit startups — targeted, time-boxed, public-good missions. - **Lean central infrastructure**: Shared operational support lets FRO scientists focus purely on technical breakthroughs, avoiding administrative overhead. - **High-caliber scientific network**: Leaders include senior scientists from MIT, Caltech, King’s College London, and CMU as grantees/collaborators. - **Access to major philanthropic capital**: Partners with some of the largest climate and science foundations globally. ## Strategic Focus - **Geographic expansion**: Formal partnership with ARIA in the UK to launch FROs abroad (“FROST UK”). - **Gap mapping**: Releasing and refining the Fundamental Development Gap Map to systematically identify the biggest bottlenecks in science. - **Scaling the FRO model**: Adding new FROs in ocean CDR, neuroscience, and molecular engineering; hiring Founders in Residence to spin up new efforts. - **Public data as product**: Committed to releasing open datasets and protocols (e.g., drug–target assay data, Lean proof library) as public goods. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-driven**: Direct, hands-on impact on solving foundational scientific bottlenecks rather than incremental product improvements. - **Culture**: Described as “mission control” — fast-paced, collaborative, technical. Leadership emphasizes pushing high-risk, high-reward projects. - **Locations**: On-site positions in Palo Alto (CA), Cambridge/Boston (MA), and Boulder (CO). Some roles are US- or UK-based. - **Team composition**: Small, senior-heavy centralized team (~20 core staff in Palo Alto) plus larger distributed FRO project teams (~164 total organization-wide). Significant cross-functional work across legal, finance, operations, and science. - **Typical roles**: Postdoctoral Research Scientists, Research Associates, Biosensing Engineers, Finance/Operations Managers, General Counsel. - **Compensation transparency (IRS filing)**: CEO Adam Marblestone — $431,025; President Anastasia Gamick — $360,495; competitive nonprofit scientific salaries. - **Notable perks**: Working with world-class scientists and funders; contributions to genuinely public-good science; tax-deductible donation eligible organization. - **Remote/hybrid**: Mostly on-site (Boulder, Palo Alto, Cambridge); limited remote possibilities depending on role. ## Sources 1. [convergentresearch.org](https://www.convergentresearch.org/) 2. [jobs.lever.co/convergentresearch](https://jobs.lever.co/convergentresearch) 3. [linkedin.com/company/convergent-research](https://linkedin.com/company/convergent-research) 4. [causeiq.com – Convergent Research](https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/convergent-research,883013217/) 5. 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