POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW - DEPARTMENT OF INTEGRATIVE TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES - 10035021

Pay Rate: $34.25 - $37.82 per hour

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

The Carpten Lab in the Department of Integrative Translational Sciences is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join its collaborative research team. You will conduct innovative, rigorous, and insightful investigations in cancer research, with opportunities to lead analyses, contribute to multi-cohort consortium studies, and develop an independent line of inquiry aligned with the lab’s scientific goals.

This position requires a scientist who can work independently, proactively seek guidance when needed, and collaborate effectively with principal investigators and research partners. You will also support study management, submit abstracts, present findings at national scientific meetings, and contribute to manuscript and proposal development.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Generate scientific hypotheses and conduct end-to-end data analyses, from study design and data preparation through interpretation and reporting.
• Lead independent analyses and multi-cohort consortium analyses with minimal supervision.
• Contribute intellectually to the lab’s scientific goals and develop an independent line of research aligned with those goals.
• Assist with study management, including coordination of analytic activities, milestones, and collaborative deliverables.
• Prepare and submit abstracts and present research findings at national scientific meetings.
• Write manuscripts describing completed work and contribute to research proposals in collaboration with principal investigators.
• Communicate progress, challenges, and findings clearly, and proactively seek guidance when needed.

Your qualifications should include:

• A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in biology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, epidemiology, or another field related to cancer research, awarded within the previous five years.
• Zero to one year of postdoctoral or closely related research experience.
• Competence in molecular biology techniques, including PCR, tissue culture, next-generation sequencing, genomics, and epigenomics assays.
• Experience analyzing and annotating large omics datasets using exploratory and reproducible pipeline-based approaches is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• A strong work ethic, sound scientific judgment, and a demonstrated commitment to rigorous and responsible research.

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City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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