Research Associate II - Immune Monitoring

About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

 

Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research.  City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.

 

Position Summary

The Department of Hematology and the HMRI are seeking an experienced Research Associate for conducting immune monitoring of vaccine recipients in our Covid-19 vaccine program. The main tasks involve flow cytometry and preparation of blood cells for cryopreservation. Applicant must have demonstrated experience in human blood cell processing and must be able to independently conduct flow cytometry cell staining and analysis with an advanced understanding of compensation and scatter analysis. The successful applicant will have several years of laboratory-based experience in the field of viral immunology that will include ELISA, ELISPOT and other flow cytometry-based techniques that involve measuring T cell function and identity.  

Basic education, experience and skills required for consideration:

• A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience or Master’s with 1 year of experience is required
• Hands on experience using ELISPOT, FLOWJO and handling human blood samples is strong preferred
• Experience within immune monitoring and its application to viruses is preferred

Additional Information:

• For more information on Dr. Don Diamond’s research please visit, here

• To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021.  Compliance is a condition of employment.   

 

City of Hope is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

• Posting Date: Nov 18, 2021
• Job Field: Research
• Employee Status: Regular
• Shift: Day Job