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Fred Hutch · 2 days ago

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Cancer Genetics

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$80K/yr - $95K/yr

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization focused on cancer and infectious diseases. The Post-Doctoral Research Fellow will work in the lab of David MacPherson on small cell lung cancer research, employing functional screens and genomic analyses to understand therapy responses and develop innovative assays.

Hospital & Health Care

No H1B

Responsibilities

The specific project will be developed by both the candidate and Dr. MacPherson based on areas of shared interest

Major areas of lab research include 1) understanding response and resistance to therapy using a combination of functional screens, in vivo modeling and genomic analyses of sequentially captured patient samples 2) developing innovative liquid biopsy assays to link patient phenotypes to clinical responses and 3) modeling biologically distinct subsets of SCLC using mouse and PDX systems

Projects are typically multidisciplinary and can involve co-mentorship where appropriate

The position will require both independent research as well as the ability to collaborate closely with colleagues

Work collaboratively within the MacPherson Lab and with Fred Hutch and external collaborators

Apply for postdoctoral fellowships and/or career development awards

Deeply engage with their scientific problem and drive project direction