Research Associate I - Precision Oncology of Gastrointestinal Cancers

• 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.
• We seek a Research Associate candidate within the multidisciplinary research team headed by Dr.
• Ajay Goel, Professor and Chair Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics and Associate Director of Basic Sciences, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer.
• Our research focuses on translational studies of the genomic and epigenomic characterization of various gastrointestinal cancers (GI), including colorectal, pancreatic, gastric, esophageal, and hepatocellular cancers.
• Our group performs cutting-edge research in GI oncology, is very productive, and publishes in high-impact journals such as Nature Cancer, Nature Communications, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New England Journal of Medicine, CA: A Journal for Clinicians, Gastroenterology, Cancer Cell, PNAS, JAMA Oncology, JNCI, Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, , Annals of Surgery, etc.
• For more information on Dr.
• Goel’s research, please visit here.
• As a successful candidate, you will: · Maintain various aspects of lab management, including maintenance and upkeep of reagent and clinical specimen inventories, ordering, lab safety, and regulatory tasks. · Ensure that all laboratory activities comply with each procedure(s) by utilizing safety procedures and guidelines in handling, storage, and disposal of bio-hazardous, infectious, and toxic material. · Perform a variety of routine and non-routine laboratory research experiments and record and validate results for accuracy and completeness. · Perform Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics techniques and general lab maintenance that assist in conducting an Investigator’s Research Project. · Be responsible for accurately recording work performed, including results and methodology.

Your qualifications should include

• · Bachelor’s degree with 0-2 years of research/laboratory experience · Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy in lab work, and robust record-keeping skills