About TGen

TGen, the Translational Genomics Research Institute, is an affiliate of City of Hope. We are an Arizona-based, nonprofit medical research institute dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research with life-changing results. We work to unravel the genetic components of common and complex diseases, including cancer, neurological disorders, infectious disease, and rare childhood disorders. By identifying treatment options in this manner, we believe medicine becomes more rational, more precise and, well, more personal.

At TGen, we are setting a new medical standard where the future of medicine is happening now. We are pioneers in deciphering the story a person’s genome has to tell. For individuals faced with a serious diagnosis, our scientists and clinicians have the ability to let a patients’ genome reveal its uniqueness in ways that are both powerful and transformative, especially when it comes to treating disease in a precise and individual manner.

TGen has had an important and highly positive impact in understanding the molecular drivers in cancer and other diseases and disorders, but more importantly, has been among the world’s leaders in applying this knowledge toward the treatment of patients. By strategically aligning ourselves with first-in-class medical providers, TGen provides direct benefit to those patients faced with limited options.

A hallmark of TGen is our belief that by utilizing the latest technologies and collaborating with the strongest of partners, we can develop better tools to increase our understanding of complex diseases and to better predict which treatments might be most effective, i.e., one-of-a-kind clinical trials (the right drug, at the right dose, at the right time).

TGen’s translational approach and our experience at leveraging genomic information in support of achieving more precise and personalized treatments augments your work in ways other institutes cannot. Our affiliation with City of Hope allows you to integrate your work with a growing health system committed to research with highest potential for improvements in patient care. In short, our science-led business-supported approach means there’s no better place to move your research forward. If you’re looking for a job with purpose, you’ll find it at TGen.

Position Summary

The Emerging Opportunities division at TGen aims to advance TGen’s “Benchside to Bedside” capabilities through the development and application of new ‘omics tools and technologies. The staff scientist will be responsible for developing and executing new assays and technologies toward clinical utility in a multidisciplinary team setting on a wide variety of applications in immuno-oncology, early detection of cancer, and diagnostics. Excellent communication skills are essential. The ideal candidate is like Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and should exemplify creativity, innovation, technical expertise, perform/supervise high quality experiments. Come and propel us toward new frontiers in precision medicine.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Work in a team environment to investigate, analyze and develop new technologies, harnessing your keen mind to develop innovative research methods that are transferrable to clinical and commercial partners

· Craft meticulous project plans, including pre-clinical verification studies, and produce comprehensive study reports that guide our path forward.

· Provide input on and manage budgets, timelines, resource requirements.

· Order supplies, maintain and clean equipment and lab environment.

· Iterate on experiments to troubleshoot issues, devise solution to problems, and refine working protocols.

· Manage documentation and records. This may include designing, organizing, and maintaining laboratory records, SOPs, and reports.

· Complete projects on schedule to deliver milestone and/or phase gate criteria delivering results that advance TGen’s “Benchside to Bedside” capabilities.

· Transfer technology and protocols to internal and external partners, including clinical labs.

· Train co-workers in cutting-edge technologies and methods, fostering a team that's as exceptional.

· Collaborate with experts throughout the organization, including both scientific and operational functions.

· Communicate results and development findings effectively sharing our advancements internally and externally.

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

· Position requires a Ph.D Degree in a biology related field with a minimum of two years post-graduate experience. An ideal candidate (although not required) will have one year working in industry and/or development of laboratory developed tests or transferring technology to a third party.

· Candidate must have excellent laboratory skills and the ability to design, generate, and analyze high throughput multi-omic data (DNA, RNA, and/or Proteins) as well as effectively communicate findings in both oral presentations and written reports.

· Candidate should have knowledge in Cancer, Genomics, Immunology, Cell therapy, and/or Liquid biopsy assay design. Candidate should ideally have expertise in both bench science and high throughput data analysis, or, at a minimum, expertise in one and a working familiarity with the other.

· Candidate must be able to work independently and be proactive in initiating conversations and relationships necessary to move the work forward and seeking guidance.

· A working knowledge of a product development process, design control, and clinical test development is a desirable.

· Excellent Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with those outside of their own direct field.

To Apply please click the link below:

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/1707807/The-Translational-Genomics-Research-Institute/Staff-Scientist