Research Associate, Clinical Research, Research Scientist

Join the transformative team 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. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.

Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission:
To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

A Research Associate I position is available in the Williams Lab led by Dr. Terence Williams in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Under the general supervision of Dr. Williams, the Research Associate I will serve as a lab manager and support a wide range of routine research activities. Responsibilities include maintaining and manipulating cell lines and organoids in tissue culture; processing cancer patient research specimens and conducting experiments using them;

and performing standard procedures on laboratory animals, including surgical techniques and drug administration. The role also involves carrying out planned research tasks using observational, measurement, and analytical methods; collecting tissue and culture samples; organizing experimental results and preparing reports; and managing inventory and supply lists. Additional duties include assisting with specimen or data collection for research projects or demonstrations; cleaning and maintaining glassware and laboratory instruments;

performing routine clerical tasks to ensure adequate laboratory supplies; ordering laboratory and office materials, including liquid nitrogen, and receiving deliveries. The Research Associate I will also attend lab manager meetings when notified and communicate key updates to the laboratory and the principal investigator.

• Utilize laboratory equipment and established protocols to perform a variety of research experiments. Record and validate results for accuracy and completeness.
• May modify protocols.
• Write standard operating procedures and reports.
• Maintain records of work performed, including results and methodology; utilizing records may calculate, graph, and compile data.
• Develop techniques and expertise in one or more areas relevant to laboratory research projects.
• Ensure that all laboratory activities are carried out in compliance with safety procedures and guidelines for handling, storage, and disposal of materials.

• Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences.
• 0-2 years of research/laboratory experience.

• 1-2 years of research/laboratory experience.
• Experience with molecular biology (tumor and stem cell cultures), small animal surgeries, cryosectioning of tissue, immunohistochemistry, microscopy, PCR, statistics, and detailed reporting of experimental results.
• Understanding of biosafety and small animal handling.

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. To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please .