The client is a health solutions company that specializes in personalized cancer care and aims to provide treatment solutions based on the comprehensive analyses of patients’ genomic profile.  The company is impassioned by the tremendous forward momentum of cancer genomics and targeted treatment. Informed by cutting edge cancer research, the company is translating scientific knowledge into the well-being of the patients. Its mission is to bring precision cancer care to patients through the combination of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and up-to-date cancer knowledge base.  
The company is currently headquartered in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

The experienced Research Scientist in the Department of Research and Development will participate in a variety of basic and applied cutting-edge research in the area of molecular biology, cancer biology, cancer genomics and clinical oncology. 

Responsibilities 

• New product framework design and development;
• Discovery research project initiation and execution;
• Team leader for research group of 3-5 team members;
• Performs complex laboratory experiments and conducts in-depth analysis of results;
• Maintain good written records of laboratory procedures, results and conclusions; drafts scientific publications and grants, and performs literature reviews;
• Other duties as assigned.

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Requirements

• PhD with over 7 years of research experience in molecular biology, cancer biology, genomics or immunology field;
  
• Extensive knowledge of tumor biology, signal transduction pathways, genomics and immune oncology;
  
• Experience in next-generation sequencing is an asset;
  
• Excellent publication track record with at least one first author paper in peer-reviewed international journals
  
• Leads and supervises research projects with a high degree of independence and effective multi-tasking skills
  
• Good written and oral communication skills in both English and Mandarin to interact with collaboration partners both internally and externally
  
• Excellent organization and time management skills in a collaborative team environment

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