Be You.
The Duke University Department of Medicine is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join Dr. David Tuveson’s research team. You will lead work in patient-derived organoids and precision oncology in collaboration with Department of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute investigators.
Minimum Requirements
Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g. Sc.D., M.D., D.V.M.).
Other Credential/Experiential Requirements: 10+ years of postdoctoral experience conducting scientific research. Multiple publications and notable significant contributions to scientific research.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in patient-derived organoid culture and tumor modeling.
- Experience in drug-response assays and precision-oncology workflows.
- Experience in technical leadership, protocol development, and mentoring.
Other Requirements
Work is performed onsite in the research laboratory. Follow applicable laboratory safety, research integrity, and institutional requirements; maintain accurate research records.
Be Bold.
- Lead development, optimization, and maintenance of patient-derived organoid cultures and related translational platforms.
- Design and execute complex experimental studies, including drug-response assays and precision-oncology workflows.
- Provide senior-level technical leadership for organoid-based research cores and collaborative translational projects. Oversee laboratory quality standards, protocol development, and troubleshooting of advanced experimental systems.
- Mentor junior scientists, postdocs, and trainees in organoid methodology and translational research techniques.
- Partner with DCI and DOM investigators to integrate organoid models into clinical and research pipelines.
Choose Duke.
Join a research team connecting laboratory studies with translational cancer research. You will collaborate with scientists and clinicians in the Department of Medicine and Duke Cancer Institute and help guide experimental platforms and develop junior researchers.
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