Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Srivatsan Lab (Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch) is looking for a Post Doctoral Research Fellow to help establish a diverse, innovative, and collaborative research team. The successful candidate must have a keen interest in developing new sequencing-based technologies to interrogate biology. The mission of the Srivatsan Lab is to develop sequencing tools to understand how biological systems are constructed and how these constraints shape subsequent evolutionary trajectories.

Further information on the lab's research projects can be found at: https://www.srivatsan-lab.com

The Srivatsan Lab provides a supportive environment that strongly emphasizes individualized mentoring. Upon joining, we will prioritize your continued development as an independent scientist.

We will collaborate with you to identify and develop plans to achieve your research and professional development goals. In addition, Fred Hutch and the Basic Sciences Division offer numerous career development opportunities, benefits, and competitive salaries for postdoctoral fellows.

The fellow will apply and develop state-of-the-art genomics methods to understand how organisms develop. The approaches used will blend sequencing, imaging, computation, and theory. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working collaboratively.

Other Expectations:

Work collaboratively within the Srivatsan Lab and with Hutch and external collaborators.
• Apply for postdoctoral fellowships and/or career development awards.
• Show respect to all members of the lab and the broader Hutch community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Ph.D. degree in genetics, genomics, biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, or a related discipline.
• At least one published first-author research paper in a peer-reviewed journal.
• A strong foundation in hypothesis-driven, basic research.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Independently motivated to think, plan, conduct, analyze, and document experiments and findings.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in molecular biology and biochemistry.
• Experience with Python and/or R.
• Next generation sequencing data analysis and experimentation.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $80,172 to $95,014, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, income-based child care subsidy, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).