Supervisor, Correlative Studies Laboratory at Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle, Washington

Job Description:

About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children's - to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

As one of the nation's top five pediatric research centers, Seattle Children's Research Institute is dedicated to providing hope, care, and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.

Our investigators are involved in hundreds of projects that cover every phase of research, from studying how diseases work to improving investigational therapies. They have pioneered groundbreaking cystic fibrosis treatments and cutting-edge cancer therapies that help a child's immune system defeat cancer, and made other major contributions to pediatric medicine.

Researchers work in close collaboration with one another, their colleagues at partner institutions including the and and our healthcare providers at Seattle Children's Hospital, one of top children's hospitals. This collaboration is one of our key strengths, allowing our faculty to draw on a variety of disciplines and techniques as they pursue solutions to some of medicine's most complex problems.

We are committed to not only treating disease but to eliminating it. Help us achieve our vision of being a worldwide leader in pediatric research aimed to improve the health and well-being of children. If you are interested in a challenging career aimed at groundbreaking research, Seattle Children's Research Institute is the place for you.
Overview
Seattle Children's Therapeutics (SCTx) at Seattle Children's Research Institute (SCRI) seeks to develop innovative new cellular therapies and translate these advances to groundbreaking clinical trials for children with the most aggressive forms of cancer. The Department's long-term mission is to eventually replace cancer therapies such as radiation and chemotherapy with \\"smart\\" therapies capable of eliminating cancer with precision, leaving the body unharmed.

This is an opportunity for a Supervisor to join the Correlative Studies Laboratory (CSL). The CSL role is to do exploratory analysis of clinical trial specimens to test for CAR T-cell persistence and to provide feedback on treatment efficacy to our manufacturing and research groups. Responsibilities for the Supervisor position will include the supervision of the research group personnel including hiring, training, performance review, general laboratory upkeep, and maintaining a constructive laboratory environment. The Supervisor will also be expected to assist the CSL Manager in the preparation of annual clinical and research budgets and track research expenditures. The candidate should have excellent oral and written communication, strong organizational skills, careful attention to detail, highly organized in data presentation and record keeping, integrity, credibility, and a positive attitude in daily performance. This position will be expected to participate in weekly group meetings and maintain research records according to GLP regulations.

Seattle Children's Employer Highlights:

- Leader in Pediatric Care: Because of our people, Seattle Children's is recognized as a leading teaching, research and specialty care center at the forefront of pediatric care.

- Competitive Benefits: We support a healthy work-life balance. Our benefits include employee care, paid time off, health insurance and retirement savings.

- Transportation Discounts: Company bike program, on-site zip cars, unlimited ORCA transit pass, daily commute bonus provided to staff who us alternate methods of travel to/from work, company vanpools.

- Diversity/Inclusion: We strive to maintain an atmosphere that reflects our values of inclusion by providing effective and respectful care compatible with each patient and family's beliefs, values, and heritage.
Requirements
- Master's degree in in Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, or other related field and 3 years of supervisory experience, or PhD or MD.
- Minimum of three years experience in required field of specialization.
- Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in acting as lead or team lead for lab. Strong understanding of laboratory operations and organization.
- Significant experience with flow cytometry assays and related equipment.

Preferred:
- Experience in translational research.
- Experience with managing a lab using Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) guidelines.
- Experience with all routine cellular and molecular experimental procedures.
- Experience with statistics and relevant computer programs.
- Experience writing and editing manuscripts and grants.
- Experience managing projects/programs in a complex environment.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children's are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.

Seattle Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

- Area of Interest: Research & Development;
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 1.0 FTE (80 hours per bi-weekly pay periods);
- Work Status: Regular;
- Department: SCTx Operations;
- Shift: Day Shift;
- Job ID: 36997;.