Career Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor. Faculty rank will depend on qualifications and experience. We seek candidates with biological or clinical research programs that create or analyze large datasets, develop new computational methodologies or high-throughput technologies, or combine techniques in innovative ways. Some example research areas include, but are not limited to, machine learning and artificial intelligence, data-intensive cancer biology, and high-throughput technology development, but we are broadly interested in all data-enabled research programs.

Fred Hutch 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 believe that the innovation, collaboration, and rigor that result from diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission of eliminating cancer and related diseases. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an antiracist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, antiracism, and inclusion.

Fred Hutch is a world-renowned research institution with diverse faculty research programs that span fundamental biological research, disease-focused and clinical research, and population sciences. Fred Hutch has five Scientific Divisions: Basic Sciences, Human Biology, Clinical Research, Vaccine and Infectious Disease, Public Health Sciences. Fred Hutch is investing heavily in data science through initiatives such as the Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC) and Data Science Lab (DaSL), and you could be part of this community.

The faculty recruit will join the Translational Data Science Integrated Research Center (TDS IRC) and receive an appointment in the Fred Hutch Scientific Division that is best suited to support the candidate's research program. The TDS IRC is a cross-divisional, collaborative initiative to leverage recent advances and spur future innovation in large-scale biological experiments, computational methods, and infrastructure. The TDS IRC promotes collaborative approaches to data science research across all five Scientific Divisions.

Fred Hutch has state-of-the-art research facilities, extensive Shared Resources (more information here) and excellent support for scientific computing. Fred Hutch faculty and administration are highly collegial and strongly supportive of junior faculty.

Applicants should have a PhD and/or MD (or foreign equivalent). We encourage both candidates with strong quantitative training (e.g., computer science, statistics, bioinformatics or related quantitative disciplines) and candidates who may not have these specific credentials, but have significant interest in computational science and/or interest in developing new high-throughput technologies, to apply.

Application packages should include:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Research Statement that clearly indicates the candidate's research interests (5 page max)
• Three publications or scholarly works
• Three reference letters for those applying to the Assistant Professor rank; one of which must be from a doctoral or post-doctoral advisor. Reference letters will be solicited at later stages for those applying to the Associate or Full Professor ranks.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion statement describing the candidate's past contribution to DEI and their plans to continue these efforts in the future (2 page max)

Please contact Dr. Robert Bradley, Dr. Alice Berger or Melissa Alvendia with questions (malvendi@fredhutch.org).

Applications will be reviewed immediately and those received by December 15, 2022 will be guaranteed full consideration for the position. Applications that arrive after that date will be considered as long as the position remains open.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $142,620 to $358,394 for faculty hired at the Assistant Professor rank, from $166,995 to $392,873 for faculty hired at the Associate Professor rank, and from $194,912 to $451,962 for faculty hired at the Full Professor rank. Pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications. Pay for Faculty positions is based on a variety of factors, including degree, specialty, clinical practice and experience. This position is eligible for relocation assistance and sign-on bonus.  

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (up to 13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 12 months for professor track faculty, up to 6 months for other scientific staff).  

Fred Hutch is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer.  We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class.  We are an Affirmative Action employer.  We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to our Employee Services Center at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.

About Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Researchers are discovering new ways to detect cancers earlier, improve treatments, and learn how to prevent cancers from growing. Although Fred Hutchinson opened its doors in 1975, its history began about 20 years before that. In 1962 Fred Hutchinson envisioned a center devoted to studying cancer, a disease that took his brother’s life. Today Fred Hutchinson is contributing to the next waves of breakthrough treatments and prevention strategies. Fred Hutchinson collaborates with the Seattle Cancer Alliance, the National Cancer Institute, and the University of Washington.

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