Postdoctoral Scientist - Human Cell Cycle

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description The Research Oncology group is seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Scientist to elucidate fundamental cell cycle mechanisms that underlie tumor cell dependencies.

Requirements

• Ph.D. (awarded or to be awarded within the next 6 months) in molecular biology, biochemistry, cancer biology or related field.
• First-author publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals.
• Think critically and creatively to independently design, execute, analyze, and communicate rigorous experimentation.
• Experience with cancer cell biology, biochemical methods and molecular biology desired.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity and hands on experience with the human cell cycle
• Expertise in molecular biology, microscopy, CRISPR/Cas9, and omics-based approaches

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will initiate and lead an independent research project to discover novel mechanisms that control the cell cycle under steady-state conditions and following pharmacological perturbations, elucidating how key cell cycle proteins interact to direct the cell cycle in cancer.
• This fundamental research will dovetail with drug development programs, and the new pharmacological interventions that emerge, to enable unprecedented views into critical workings of early cell cycle transitions.
• Work with co-mentors to identify key questions in cancer cell cycle biology and independently draft research plans to answer these questions.
• Independently execute experiments, analyze data, and review results with co-mentors and the larger research community.
• Publish impactful findings in top-tier journals and present at scientific conferences.
• The selected candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment at Gilead through a 3-year fixed term, with access to world-class research facilities and the opportunity to leverage expertise and resources across multiple functional areas.

Benefits

• This position may be eligible for paid time off and a benefits package.
• Benefits MAY include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing
• Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees