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Assistant Research Professor/Biostatistician - Cellular Immunotherapy

Job Details

Job Ref:
10025764

Location:
Duarte, CA 91009

Category:
Biostatistics

Job Type:
Full-time

Shift:
Days

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 the Beckman 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. 

 

Position Summary

City of Hope is recruiting an Assistant Research Professor/Biostatistician for a nontenure track faculty appointment to support clinical trials and preclinical research in the areas of Immunotherapy/ Immune Effector Cell. Each appointment will be in the Research Professor series, at a rank consistent with qualifications and experience.

 

Key Responsibilities include:

The successful applicant will contribute to the research agenda through independent and collaborative research resulting in presentations and publications.

  • The incumbent may also perform some or all of the following responsibilities:
  • Contributing to the science through collaborative and independent research including coauthoring papers and protocols
  • Developing, evaluating and making publicly available computer code following principles of reproducible research
  • Development of novel statistical methodologies
  • Delivering talks on the results of the research
  • Maintaining current knowledge of and contributing to advancements in the field through participation in professional organizations, scientific conferences, reading industry journals, and publication of manuscripts.

 

Qualifications

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

  • PhD in applied biostatistics/statistics or similar field.
  • Experience in designing and analyzing clinical trials, including coauthoring grant proposals, protocols and peer reviewed publications.
  • Ability to support broad preclinical research.
  • Excellent computing skills and a publication record documenting both selfdirected and collaborative research.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple collaborations.

 

Preferred education experience and skills:

  • Experience in Oncology.
  • Experience analyzing biomarker data.
  • Knowledge of clinical trials designs incorporating biomarkers.
  • Ability to write efficient programs in R and/or SAS

 

Additional Information:

  • Applicants should submit a cover letter and current CV to:

Joycelynne M. Palmer, PhD

Director, Division of Biostatistics

Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine

jmpalmer@coh.org

  • Those seeking a remote opportunity are welcome to apply. 
  • There are multiple positions open to support the areas of immunotherapy.
  • Pay Rate: $57.78 - 67.85 per hour  (consistent to how its noted in our COH Career Website)
  • 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 an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, please click here.

 

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