Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center • Seattle, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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. The McGuire Lab is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to assist with the development of vaccines against human oncoviruses. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, all employees are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values of collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity, and respect.

Requirements

• Must hold PhD in immunology, microbiology, or a related field.
• Experience with both murine and non-human primate challenge models.
• Experience with analyzing viral-host protein interactions.
• Experience with mice and other small animal models.
• Experience with mammalian tissue culture.
• Experience with serological assays including neutralization assays.
• Experience with coordinating projects across institutes.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in mentoring junior scientists is preferred.
• Experience with flow cytometry is desirable.
• The candidate should have a proven track record of publication and strong written communication skills.
• Must be independent, show initiative, willingness to take up new skills and responsibilities, and be a team player.
• The candidate must be self-motivated, able to multitask and to work within a very collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyze antibody and T cell responses to immunization
• Develop animal challenge models to assess vaccine efficacy
• Perform data analysis and prepare reports/manuscripts
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical/vision
• dental
• flexible spending accounts
• life
• disability
• retirement
• family life support
• employee assistance program
• onsite health clinic
• income-based child care subsidy
• tuition reimbursement
• paid vacation (22 days per year)
• paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason)
• paid holidays (13 days per year)
• paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree