Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

3 weeks ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Full time

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.



With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.



At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to lead a project in cancer drug target discovery based in the laboratory of Dr. Christopher Kemp. More detail can be found at:

Please include a cover letter detailing your research accomplishments, go forward interests, and suitability for this position with your application. At least two letters of recommendation will be requested as part of the screening process.

Responsibilities The applicant will apply state of the art functional genomic and high throughput screening approaches to identify genes required for cancer cell survival and sensitizers to current cancer therapeutics. Through bioinformatic curation, functional cellular assays, and animal models, the applicant will prioritize and validate these as candidate drug targets. We currently have identified a number of high value targets that are in stages of validation in patient derived tumor organoids. The ideal candidate will have a formal background in cancer biology and genetics, with expertise in cell culture, including tumor organoids, molecular biology, genetic analysis, and the use of animal models. The applicant will be expected to interact with an interdisciplinary local team (computational scientists, clinicians, cancer biologists) and with the national CTD2 network.

Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A PhD in molecular biology, biochemistry, cancer biology, genetics, or related discipline.
  • Experience in standard molecular biology techniques, including qRT-PCR, immunoblotting, shRNA and CRISPR vector design and construction.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with drug development would be a plus.
  • Demonstrated track record of productive, independent research.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $67,728 to $100,000 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

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