Postdoctoral Fellow - Cancer Genomics and Biomarkers

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.

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