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• Job Title:
• Postdoctoral Fellow - Cancer Genomics and Biomarkers (Hybrid)
• Employer:
• City of Hope
• Location:
• Duarte, CA
• Posting Date:
• 28-May-2025
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• Description:

• Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at 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.

  City of Hope is looking for a talented Postdoctoral Fellow to work on retrospective research projects that interrogate molecular signatures and prognosis in stage IV cancer.

  As a successful candidate, you will:

  • Initiate several retrospective trials to evaluate NGS signatures in patients under 40 vs. older patients while interrogating race and ethnicity.
  • Collection and analysis of data from the randomized Investigator-Initiated trial (IIT) of Haystack vs. Signatera in colon cancer (IIT, Fakih, 150 patients)—to be launched in May 2026.
  • Collection and analysis of data from the launched neoadjuvant trial for FOLFOX botensilimab balstilimab (FOLFOX-BB) in rectal cancer (IIT, Fakih, 26 patients)
  • Collaborate with research team to complete biomarker studies on prior studies (RIN, BBR, FOLFOX-3B—all of which completed with numerous biomarker-driven projects pending).
  • Participate in paper writing of multiple research projects.
  • Data sets will be electronic. No biological samples will be handled.

  Your qualifications should include:

  • A Ph.D. degree in life or biomedical sciences, or a related discipline is required.

  Preferred qualifications:

  • Medical background in cancer (MD background preferred).

  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, please CLICK HERE.

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  Salary / Pay Rate Information:
  Pay Rate: $34.00 - $37.55 / hour

  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.

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•  Contact information:
• City of Hope