About this opportunity
InVitro Cell Research, LLC lists this Principal Scientist, Early Cancer Detection opportunity in englewood, New Jersey. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Job Description
ICR's Early Cancer Detection program is focused on building early warning systems out of arrays of blood- and urine-based biomarkers from cancer patients and healthy controls. We're using machine learning to predict cancer signatures to enable early intervention when cancer is most treatable. We're hiring a Principal Scientist to lead our Cancer Early Detection Team .
With ICR, you'll get to:
Lead a cutting-edge cancer biomarkers group to detect cancer at its earliest stages
Contribute highly practical and readily translatable pan-cancer screening/early detection, diagnostic, prevention and therapeutic ideas
Quantify and track cancer biomarkers, including CTCs, cfDNA, serum, plasma, and urine proteins, RNA, metabolites, driver-gene mutations, epigenetic modifications, etc
Collaborate with ICR's Biomarkers Team to perform molecular and cellular cancer prevention screening assays, under a personalized medicine paradigm
Please apply if you have:
A PhD, MD or both
At least 10 years of cancer research experience, preferably in early detection and biomarkers
Current and in-depth knowledge of pan-cancer screening, early detection, biomarkers, diagnostic prediction and prevention
Programming experience in R and/or Python
Ideally, you'll also have:
Expert knowledge and understanding of worldwide cancer biomarker and detection assay development pipelines
Experience with cell-based assays, immunofluorescent microscopy, qPCR, flow cytometry, single-cell genomics, RNAseq, cell culture, organoid culture, Illumina NextSeq 550, DNA methylation sequencing, ddPCR, Luminex, clinical chemistry instrumentation, Kryptor, Access 2, robotic liquid handling (e.g. Tecan)
Experience with protein, RNA, and small metabolite cancer biomarker analysis
Even if you don't meet all of these criteria, please apply anyway
And you'll need:
An easygoing, friendly personality
The ability to work in the United States without sponsorship
If you don't combine your cover letter with your CV or resume when you apply through LinkedIn, after you apply please send your cover letter only to: with "Cover (Your name)" as the Subject line.
Position title and compensation are commensurate with experience.
The compensation ranges listed below are starting ranges.
Starting base pay range: $165,000/yr - $215,000/yr
Starting bonus range: $7,500/yr - $20,000/yr
Why join ICR?
EXERCISE your intellect in challenging and rewarding science
ENTER an career dedicated to a mission that matters to everyone
ENGAGE in cutting-edge regenerative medicine research
EXCELLENT research environment, salaries and relocation expenses (fully covered!)
Worksite address
englewood, NJ, 07631, US
Who can apply
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