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Job Description

The Department of Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, the Cedars-Sinai Health System health initiative, is seeking a junior Research Scientist to join a new Center specializing in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology. Applicants should have a history of impactful publications in these research areas.

The Center focuses on understanding fundamental principles of development and regeneration using both animal models and human tissue, and it is a central element of the growth of Guerin Children’s. Faculty within the Center will work in close partnership with the Regenerative Medicine Institute, Departments of Computational Biomedicine and Biomedical Sciences, and other relevant units on campus. We are interested in basic research scientists and clinician-scientists who work in the following areas: early embryogenesis, organogenesis, tissue stem cell biology, and adult regeneration.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is one of the largest and fastest-growing non-profit academic medical centers in the U.S, and discovery is a core value to Cedars-Sinai’s mission. The institution’s laboratories and clinics generate ideas, therapies, devices and systems that contribute to biomedical progress around the world. More than 2,000 current research projects explore the full breadth of biomedical research. Examples include investigating how high-fat diets may promote liver cancer as well as the effects of near weightlessness on iPSCs in conjunction with NASA, connections among diabetes and chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and the genetic underpinnings of disease, exploiting the potential of stem cells, leveraging nanotechnology, parsing big data, and assessing how gender and metabolism impact health. During the last five years, Cedars-Sinai has doubled its federal awards. Cedars-Sinai’s FY24 federal awards totaled over $150 million and $300 million+ in research expenses.

FY24 Cedars-Sinai Research Metrics:

• #10 in Total NIH Funding among independent hospitals in the U.S.

• 612 grants

• 638 clinical trials

• $300+ Million in research expenses

• 540,000 square feet of wet and dry lab space

• 2,100+ Research projects

• 2,400+ Peer-reviewed faculty publications

Cedars-Sinai is in Southern California, surrounded by mountain ranges, valleys, forests, beautiful beaches along the Pacific Ocean, and nearby desert. L.A. is the entertainment capital of the world, a cultural mecca boasting more than 300 museums, and a paradise of beautiful weather. Diversity extends beyond geography to include one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse populations of any large city. In fact, Los Angeles is one of only two U.S. cities without a majority population. People from 140 countries speaking approximately 86 different languages call Los Angeles home.

Our compensation philosophy: We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other incentive programs for our employees. The pay range shown takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role.

Pay Range: $71,094 - $235,019 Base Compensation

Qualifications

+ Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree

+ International reputation in research

+ Commitment to programs that improve equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education

+ Eligible for appointment in the CSMC Professorial Series

Successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education. Applicants must have a well-articulated plan of contributing to programs that increase access and success of underrepresented students and/or local communities in the sciences. Successful applicants will have already created or contributed to such programs and will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to serving as a role model in mentoring others and to helping shape and expand diversity initiatives.

**Please submit your application (with CV, cover letter, and three (3) letters of recommendation) no later than September 30, 2025 to be considered.**

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

With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.

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.