Project Scientist — Computational Oncology & Immunotherapy

1000scholars; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edward Garon Lab in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a Project Scientist (Assistant, Associate, or full rank) to advance biomedical informatics and computational biology research in lung cancer, or to lead translational cancer immunotherapy projects.

The candidate must have a PhD in biomedical informatics, computational biology, systems biology, immunology or related fields, with five years of biomedical research experience preferred.

Qualifications

• PhD in biomedical informatics, computational biology, systems biology, immunology or related field.
• Five years of biomedical research experience preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively and to train/adapt researchers.

Responsibilities

• Develop research concepts and identify biological mechanisms.
• Perform biomedical informatics and computational biology studies on lung cancer.
• Lead translational analyses of novel immunotherapies.
• Prepare high-impact publications and assist with grant proposals.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate trainees and postdocs.

Skills

Biomedical informatics

Computational biology

Lung cancer research

Grant writing

Education

PhD in Biomedical Informatics

PhD in Computational Biology

PhD in Immunology

Job description

The Edward Garon Lab in the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a Project Scientist (Assistant, Associate, or full rank) to advance biomedical informatics and computational biology research in lung cancer, or to lead translational cancer immunotherapy projects.

The candidate must have a PhD in biomedical informatics, computational biology, systems biology, immunology or related fields, with five years of biomedical research experience preferred.