We are the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI). We are a leading translational research institute that advances academic and industry science through collaboration to improve patient health outcomes. Building your career at the IBRI in Indianapolis’ 16Tech Innovation District, means being part of a team of renowned scientists, creative thinkers, and innovative leaders.

Today’s research is being driven by significant advances in our abilities to study complex disease processes and propose new ways to improve patients’ lives. To reflect the evolving nature of life sciences research and encourage synergies through collaboration, we are enhancing our integrated capabilities, adding depth to how we approach patient-informed translational science and pursuing four foundational areas of scientific focus. These four areas will provide us the core talent and capability to pursue translational science in this new patient-centric framework:

• Disease, Systems, Pathways – We are working to better understand diabetes and identify new ways to combat the disease. We are applying this learning to other diseases that share common systems and pathways.
• Molecular Innovation – We are developing new capabilities for molecular design and drug discovery to investigate disease processes and pursue new therapeutic approaches.
• Integrated Data Sciences – We are pursuing advanced data sciences to create novel end-user inspired solutions that address complex analysis, simulation, and prediction across the translational sciences.
• Enabling Technologies – We are building a rich platform of enabling technologies that give our scientists, partners, and collaborators access to the best tools to solve complex scientific problems.

The IBRI’s vision is to build a world-class organization of researchers, innovators and business professionals that catalyze activities across the Indiana (and beyond) life sciences community. To achieve that vision, we look for curious and collaborative team members who are energized by innovation, guided by integrity, and inspired by diversity.

The Opportunity:

The IBRI has a Pediatric Cancer Post Doctoral Fellowship available for a talented, creative, and self-starting individual with training, knowledge, and experience in cancer research. In this role, you will serve as the disease biology expert in support of IBRI efforts in pediatric sarcoma research and therapeutic development. This position reports directly to the Leader of the Pediatric Rare Disease Platform. Our main focus is on both the foundational biology and translational research of pediatric sarcomas, in particular tumor-stroma dynamics and lung metastasis. You will be directly involved in the development of novel therapeutics with an eye towards clinical development, while also developing fresh and novel models of pediatric sarcoma as a hunting ground for new therapies. An ideal candidate will be relentless in the pursuit of therapeutics, publications, and expanding our understanding of how pediatric sarcomas develop and metastasize. The position will require effective collaboration with IBRI colleagues as well as potential external partners and funding sources and will be an ideal training ground for the next step in your scientific career.

This position is ideal for you if you want to work in an innovative institute having significant expertise at successfully developing novel therapeutics, in the middle of a growing technology district with access to local topflight academic research and clinical development colleagues at the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research and Indiana University School of Medicine, as well as national and international exposure.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a disease biology expert in support of IBRI pediatric cancer initiatives.
• Help drive the development of novel therapies to combat metastatic sarcoma.
• Partner with our induced pluripotent stem cell lab to develop novel models of human and canine osteosarcoma and develop assays to identify novel sarcoma targets and therapeutics.
• Engage with the scientific community through publications, and presentations at conferences. 
• In support of the IBRI strategy, seek new funding opportunities and collaborations that leverage IBRI capabilities in pediatric cancer research.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence and innovation that advances IBRI goals and positions the institute as a respected partner of choice in pediatric cancer research. 

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a biomedical sciences discipline with an emphasis on oncology research.
• Solid publication record.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven publication track record.
• Motivated, self-starter who can ask “what-if?” and follows through with creative approaches.
• Demonstrated success in the development and validation of preclinical models of cancer and techniques therein.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and strong decision-making skills. 
• Ability to work effectively within a team.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The IBRI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.