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Job Description

Join Cedars-Sinai and become part of a team that is at the forefront of medical advancements!

Research scientists at Cedars-Sinai continually advance a new understanding of diseases, as well as new ideas and technologies for prevention and treatment. This diligence generates a steady stream of news about their ground-breaking achievements and their benefits to healthcare.

Why work here?

Beyond outstanding employee benefits including health and dental insurance, vacation, and a 403(b) we take pride in hiring the best, most hardworking employees. Our accomplished staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve.

Principal Investigator, Joshua Sasine, MD, PhD is looking for a Project Scientist to join the team!

The Sasine Laboratory focuses on two main areas:

+ The communication between the bone marrow microenvironment and multiple myeloma, a cancer of antibody-secreting plasma cells.

+ Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for pancreatic cancer and multiple myeloma

The Sasine lab has characterized paracrine factors that govern the biology of hematopoietic stem cells and hematopoietic cancers. Now, they are applying their expertise in this area to create biotechnology to intervene on these processes. To learn more about this important work, please visit the Sasine Laboratory website .

About the Role

The Project Scientist works independently and in cooperation with the Principal Investigator to make significant and creative contributions to a research or creative project in any academic field. The incumbent may be an ongoing member of a research team or may be employed for a limited period of time to contribute high-level skills to a specific research program. This role is not required to carry out independent research or to develop an independent research reputation and do not have teaching responsibilities. Ordinarily, this position will carry out research or creative programs as well as administration of day-to-day lab operations with supervision by a member of the Professorial Series.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Assists in the preparation of grant proposals, submissions, publications, and presentations but is not responsible for generating grant funds.

+ May serve as PI for certain grants.

+ Participates in publications and presentations as author or co-author.

+ Develops, adapts and implements new techniques and protocols.

+ Assists in lab experiments, analyzes, interprets, summarizes, and compiles data.

+ May lead or train Staff Research Associates and Research Fellows.

+ Appointees on an academic trajectory will be encouraged to commit a portion of their time to developing an independent range of research.

+ Will assist in day-to-day laboratory activities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

+ Doctorate degree.

+ Completion of postdoctoral appointment in area of specialization, as applicable.

+ Knowledge of PI’s area of research specialization.

+ Demonstrated technical proficiency.

About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

**Req ID** : 9921

**Working Title** : Project Scientist - Sasine Lab - Department of Medicine

**Department** : Research - General Medicine

**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

**Job Category** : Academic / Research

**Job Specialty** : Research Studies/ Clin Trial

**Overtime Status** : EXEMPT

**Primary Shift** : Day

**Shift Duration** : 8 hour

**Base Pay** : $66,560.00 - $133,120.00

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.