Post Doctoral Fellow, Stem Cell Lab (IPSC)

Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA; onsite at Ft Detrick

Salary: $52,900–$75,863 per year

Company

hirify.global, operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, conducts biomedical research in cancer, infectious diseases, drug development, clinical trials, nanotechnology, and organoid modeling.

What you will do

• Design and independently conduct research on metabolic regulation of human stem cell fate, lineage specification, differentiation, and tissue maturation.
• Develop, optimize, and characterize human iPSC reprogramming, maintenance, genome editing, directed differentiation, and organoid culture systems.
• Implement mitochondrial functional assays, extracellular flux analysis, metabolomics, stable isotope tracing, and complementary molecular and cellular approaches.
• Integrate transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, imaging, and functional datasets to identify pathways regulating stem cell biology.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary investigators to develop reproducible, scalable, and physiologically relevant stem cell and organoid platforms.
• Publish findings, present at scientific meetings, and contribute to grants, technical reports, manuscripts, and new experimental technologies.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university; foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
• Experience with mammalian cell culture, aseptic technique, and molecular and cellular biology techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to design and independently execute scientific research projects.
• Evidence of scientific productivity through peer-reviewed publications.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Ability to work with or potentially be exposed to animals, animal materials, and infectious materials; medical clearance and immunizations are required where applicable.

Nice to have

• Experience with human iPSC reprogramming, organoid culture, advanced 3D cell culture, CRISPR/Cas9, or mitochondrial biology.
• Experience with Seahorse extracellular flux analysis, metabolomics, stable isotope tracing, or other metabolic phenotyping approaches.
• Experience with single-cell RNA sequencing, spatial transcriptomics, epigenomics, computational analysis using R or Python, advanced microscopy, flow cytometry, or high-content imaging.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience working in multidisciplinary research teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative research environment involving the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, academic institutions, government, and industry partners.
• Benefits include health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement benefits.
• Work supports biomedical research with applications in cancer, infectious diseases, regenerative medicine, and disease modeling.