Role Snapshot
Lead scientific research for a multi-year cancer immunotherapy program focused on AI-designed vaccines and immunotherapies, bridging discovery through clinical translation. Provide strategic direction and scientific leadership for a multidisciplinary team advancing personalized cancer treatment approaches.
Key Responsibilities: Design, execute, and validate research initiatives for tumor-specific peptide-MHC targeting and novel vaccine platforms; oversee integration of molecular, immunologic, and clinical datasets while coordinating multidisciplinary laboratory, computational, and clinical teams. Contribute to scientific publications, grant reporting, protocol development, and monitor progress toward program milestones over four years.
Skills & Tools: Expertise in cancer immunotherapy, immunoinformatics, and translational research with strong project management and multidisciplinary team leadership capabilities. Proficiency in data integration, scientific communication, and grant writing with ability to bridge computational and experimental validation.
Qualifications: PhD in immunology, computational biology, oncology, or related field with 8+ years of postdoctoral or industry research experience in cancer immunotherapy or translational science. Demonstrated track record of leading research programs, publishing in peer-reviewed journals, and collaborating across institutional and international research networks.
Compensation: $140K–$200K/yr (estimated)
Job Description
The Senior Research Scientist will provide scientific leadership for a multi-year cancer immunotherapy program focused on advancing AI-designed cancer vaccines and immunotherapies from discovery through clinical translation. Reporting to the Director of Clinical and Translational Sciences, this position will lead the design, execution, and validation of research initiatives aimed at identifying tumor-specific peptide-MHC targets, evaluating novel vaccine platforms, and developing targeted RNA delivery technologies.
The Senior Research Scientist will oversee the generation and integration of complex molecular, immunologic, and clinical datasets, ensuring alignment between computational discoveries, experimental validation, and translational objectives. The position will provide strategic direction for research design, data quality, and scientific priorities while supporting development of personalized cancer immunotherapies and other emerging treatment approaches.
This role will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across laboratory, computational, and clinical research programs; and monitor progress toward critical milestones throughout the four-year funding period. The position will also contribute to scientific publications, grant reporting, protocol development, and future funding initiatives.
Through scientific leadership and collaboration, the Senior Research Scientist will help establish foundational resources for the cancer immunotherapy community, including validated target datasets, shared research protocols, and innovative therapeutic delivery platforms. This individual will play a key role in advancing the institution's strategic priorities in precision oncology, translational science, and personalized cancer immunotherapy.
This role is central to achieving the program's four-year objectives and advancing AI-enabled personalized cancer immunotherapies from discovery through clinical testing. The position is expected to act as a collaborator and co-investigator on grants and scientific publications while fostering collaborations across institutional, national, and international research partners.
The Senior Research Scientist will oversee the generation and integration of complex molecular, immunologic, and clinical datasets, ensuring alignment between computational discoveries, experimental validation, and translational objectives. The position will provide strategic direction for research design, data quality, and scientific priorities while supporting development of personalized cancer immunotherapies and other emerging treatment approaches.
This role will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across laboratory, computational, and clinical research programs; and monitor progress toward critical milestones throughout the four-year funding period. The position will also contribute to scientific publications, grant reporting, protocol development, and future funding initiatives.
Through scientific leadership and collaboration, the Senior Research Scientist will help establish foundational resources for the cancer immunotherapy community, including validated target datasets, shared research protocols, and innovative therapeutic delivery platforms. This individual will play a key role in advancing the institution's strategic priorities in precision oncology, translational science, and personalized cancer immunotherapy.
This role is central to achieving the program's four-year objectives and advancing AI-enabled personalized cancer immunotherapies from discovery through clinical testing. The position is expected to act as a collaborator and co-investigator on grants and scientific publications while fostering collaborations across institutional, national, and international research partners.