Research Assistant - Temporary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

 

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

 

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

 

The Epidemiology Program in the Public Health Sciences Division of Fred Hutch is seeking a Research Assistant to utilize statistical methods to lead analyses of spatial transcriptomic data from a breast cancer study.

The Research Assistant will lead statistical analyses of spatial transcriptomic data focused on identifying novel tumor tissue based features related to risk of recurrence across different breast cancer subtypes. This will involve learning statistical techniques and also keeping up with current literature in this field. They will disseminate study findings through submitting abstracts for presentation at scientific conferences and drafting manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals. The duration of this position is approximately 3 months in the summer of 2025. The position does not cover tuition.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and enrollment in an applicable graduate program (e.g., Epidemiology)
• Knowledge and/or prior experience in epidemiology and biostatistics
• Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS)
• Highly motivated individual with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision

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The hourly pay range for this position is from $20.76 to $48.09 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees access to a retirement savings plan, an employee assistance program, paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked), and prorated paid holidays (up to 11 days per year).

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