Senior Cancer Therapeutics Scientist & Lab Leader

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University, located in Stanford, CA, seeks a Sr. Research Scientist (3 years fixed-term) to lead collaborative cancer therapeutics projects. You will supervise ~10 trainees, work with biochemistry, cell biology, and chemical biology, and coordinate with medicinal chemists to advance candidate therapeutics.

You will plan studies, optimize assays, and help establish data reporting standards, contributing to major discoveries in translational cancer research.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in biological sciences with strong publication record.
• Five years post-Ph.D. experience and ability to manage projects and people.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee experiments, researchers, and maintain detailed records.
• Plan experiments and design projects based on scientific theory.
• Contribute to publications and grant applications; prepare documents.
• Mentor ~10 trainees and collaborate with internal/external labs.
• Maintain data reporting standards and supervise facility operations.

Skills

Project management

People management

Scientific communication

Laboratory supervision

Education

Ph.D. in biological sciences

Tools

NFS

Database management

Intranet security

Job description

Stanford University, located in Stanford, CA, seeks a Sr. Research Scientist (3 years fixed-term) to lead collaborative cancer therapeutics projects. You will supervise ~10 trainees, work with biochemistry, cell biology, and chemical biology, and coordinate with medicinal chemists to advance candidate therapeutics.

You will plan studies, optimize assays, and help establish data reporting standards, contributing to major discoveries in translational cancer research.