Principal Scientist, Early Cancer Detection

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 stagesContribute highly practical and readily translatable pan-cancer screening/early detection, diagnostic, prevention and therapeutic ideasQuantify and track cancer biomarkers, including CTCs, cfDNA, serum, plasma, and urine proteins, RNA, metabolites, driver-gene mutations, epigenetic modifications, etcCollaborate with ICR's Biomarkers Team to perform molecular and cellular cancer prevention screening assays, under a personalized medicine paradigmPlease apply if you have:A PhD, MD or bothAt least 10 years of cancer research experience, preferably in early detection and biomarkersCurrent and in-depth knowledge of pan-cancer screening, early detection, biomarkers, diagnostic prediction and preventionProgramming experience in R and/or PythonIdeally, you'll also have:Expert knowledge and understanding of worldwide cancer biomarker and detection assay development pipelinesExperience 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 analysisEven if you don't meet all of these criteria, please apply anywayAnd you'll need: An easygoing, friendly personalityThe ability to work in the United States without sponsorshipIf 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: apply@invitroresearch.com 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/yrStarting bonus range: $7,500/yr - $20,000/yr