Research Associate I - Blood Cancer Research

City of Hope

Duarte, CA

ID: 7324233 (Ref.No. 10032708)
Posted: Newly posted
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at theBeckman 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.

A Research Associate I position is available in the RSP Lab led by Dr. Sklavenitis Pistofidis. The RSP Lab (https://rsplab.org) leverages advanced multi-omic technologies, coupled with experimental perturbations and computational approaches, to decode tumor and immune biology and usher in a new era of biologically informed clinical care for patients with blood cancer, such as Multiple Myeloma.

Our laboratory is part of the Judy & Bernard Briskin Center for Multiple Myeloma Research. We collaborate closely with clinicians who treat patients and run clinical trials at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, as well as other City of Hope centers in Orange County, Chicago, Phoenix, and Atlanta, reinforcing our translational focus and ensuring access to primary samples from a diverse, nation-wide pool of patients. Our high-throughput science is enabled by state-of-the-art facilities for next-generation sequencing and high-performance computing through the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) at City of Hope. To accelerate the development of new therapies, we leverage City of Hope’s unique in-house GMP manufacturing capabilities for cell therapy (CAR-T cells, stem cells, etc.), monoclonal antibodies, and small molecule generation, in line with our vested interest in commercializing our discoveries so that they can reach patients.

As a successful candidate, you will:

· Conduct laboratory-based and computational research projects focusing on multiple myeloma and lymphoma.

· Have the opportunity to develop skills in experimental and computational biology to study blood cancer and the immune system and develop new therapies.

· Apply advanced single-cell multi-omic and genomic engineering technologies on patient samples or cell lines and analyze high-dimensional datasets to identify new biomarkers of response & resistance to therapy and develop new therapeutic targets.

· Develop your skills in scientific writing and application writing, as well as lab and resource management and record-keeping.

Your qualifications should include:

· Bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years of research/laboratory experience in molecular/cellular biology and/or computational biology.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Ability to meet deadlines, manage their time, and multi-task.

· Ability to collaborate and work within multi-disciplinary teams of people with varied levels of experience.

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, pleaseCLICK HERE.

The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.



City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.