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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. (Finch) is a clinical-stage microbiome therapeutics company dedicated to developing novel microbial therapies to serve patients with serious unmet medical needs.Built on 30 years of translational research at OpenBiome, MIT, University of Minnesota, the Center for Digestive Diseases, and Crestovo, Finch uses its unique Human-First Discovery approach to develop therapies from microbes that have demonstrated clinically significant impacts on patient outcomes.Finch is unique in having both a donor-derived Full-Spectrum Microbiota (FSM) product platform and a Rationally-Selected Microbiota (RSM) product platform based on microbes grown in pure culture, as well as deep operational experience running the largest stool donation program in the world and manufacturing approximately 1,000 microbial treatments per month.Beyond the power of our unique scientific approach, we believe our culture and values are a great source of strength as we strive to serve ever more patients with this new field of medicine.

We are people too, we believe everyone should stay true to their values and work with a conscience. Catalyst is passionate about helping small to mid-sized Life Science companies build a culture of success. The best culture starts with the best people. We don’t have a dog and pony show. We are not pushy salespeople. We believe in the future of Science, with the right team, we can change the world for the better.

Greater Boston Area

Lead the team that is responsible for running the technology pipelines of PCR, Snapshot, Southern blots, hemoglobin electrophoresis, and MLPA – carrier screening diagnosing for diseases that include Fragile X, Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia, Gaucher disease, Nemaline Myopathy, Cystic Fibrosis, Joubert syndrome, Tay-Sachs disease, Mucolipidosis IV, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

"Good Start Genetics is a leading and innovative molecular diagnostics company which is setting the new standard of care for genetic screening of inherited diseases. Good Start harnesses a powerful, proprietary and extensively validated next-generation sequencing (NGS) platform to deliver highly comprehensive and highly accurate tests. Our goal is to provide clinicians and their patients with the highest carrier detection rates possible."

Auburn, Ma

Master Of Science (M.S.), Organizational Leadership

Green Belt In Lean Six Sigma

Certificate Program

Lab Management University (LMU) is a new self-paced certificate program that improves competency in laboratory management.

Yellow Belt Certificate For Lean Six Sigma

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology, General