Cures Start Here. At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home to three Nobel laureates, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists seek new and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Fred Hutchs pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation led to the development of immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the immune system to treat cancer. An independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle, Fred Hutch houses the nations first cancer prevention research program, as well as the clinical coordinating center of the Womens Health Initiative and the international headquarters of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. Careers Start Here. This position will be with the HVTN Laboratory Center in the Immunology & Vaccine Development Program within the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division at Fred Hutch. The position will involve a supervisory role overseeing detailed evaluation of the immune responses to candidate HIV and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in clinical trials as well as investigations of immune responses to HIV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infections. It will also involve a supervisory role for a good clinical laboratory practices (GCLP) laboratory performing primarily cellular immune function assays. This individual will lead the development of assays and design of experiments to examine vaccine immunity and with collection and analysis of data. They will assist with implementation of laboratory QC procedures and records, assist with validation of assays for the GCLP laboratory and train technical staff. The incumbent will work in conjunction with the HVTN Laboratory Center GCLP and R&D teams to perform this job. They will develop techniques and design experiments to examine vaccine induced immunity, with a special emphasis on early innate immune responses, and will assist with collection and analysis of data.
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