Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory Scientific Associate
| Location: | Cambridge |
| Salary: | £28,695 to £37,394 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract: | Permanent |
| Placed on: | 29th July 2014 |
| Closes: | 12th September 2014 |
| Job Ref: | RD03944 |
Applications are invited for a full-time scientific associate who will be based at the recently established Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL), in the Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, based at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
The Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in Cambridge is a leading site for experimental medicine research (http://www.cambridge-brc.org.uk/). The BRC CMDL is an ambitious strategic initiative, to translate cutting edge genomics methods for advanced diagnosis and personalized clinical management of cancer, at the Cambridge Cancer Centre (http://www.cambridgecancercentre.org.uk/).
The purpose of the role is to develop, run and interpret molecular diagnostic tests using targeted NGS in tissue and circulating cell-free tumour DNA (ctDNA), aimed to characterize mutational status in different tumor types and monitoring disease progression and response to treatment for its use in translational research and clinical diagnosis (see Murtaza et al., Nature 2013 May 2;497(7447):108-12).
Candidates are expected to have experience in cancer genomics, next generation sequencing and/or clinical diagnostics. Experienced applicants should ideally have a PhD in molecular genetics/genomic and/or been registered with the HCPC as Clinical Scientist (Genetics) with equivalent research and development experience. Previous experience working on implementation and validation of new technologies would be advantageous.
Mikel Valganon is responsible for recruitment to this position and can be contacted by email:mv388@cam.ac.uk or by telephone: +44 (0) 1223 762045.
The closing date for applications is Friday 12 September 2014.
Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment. This appointment also requires a Research Passport application.
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