Postdoctoral Scientist - Human Cell Cycle

Descripción del trabajo

The Research Oncology group is seeking a highly motivated Post-Doctoral Scientist to elucidate fundamental cell cycle mechanisms that underlie tumor cell dependencies.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will initiate and lead an independent research project to discover novel mechanisms that control the cell cycle under steady-state conditions and following pharmacological perturbations, elucidating how key cell cycle proteins interact to direct the cell cycle in cancer. This fundamental research will dovetail with drug development programs, and the new pharmacological interventions that emerge, to enable unprecedented views into critical workings of early cell cycle transitions.

• Work with co-mentors to identify key questions in cancer cell cycle biology and independently draft research plans to answer these questions.
• Independently execute experiments, analyze data, and review results with co-mentors and the larger research community.
• Publish impactful findings in top-tier journals and present at scientific conferences.

The selected candidate will work in a highly collaborative environment at Gilead through a 3-year fixed term, with access to world-class research facilities and the opportunity to leverage expertise and resources across multiple functional areas.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. (awarded or to be awarded within the next 6 months) in molecular biology, biochemistry, cancer biology or related field.

• First-author publication(s) in peer-reviewed journals.

• Think critically and creatively to independently design, execute, analyze, and communicate rigorous experimentation.

• Experience with cancer cell biology, biochemical methods and molecular biology desired.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity and hands on experience with the human cell cycle

• Expertise in molecular biology, microscopy, CRISPR/Cas9, and omics-based approaches