Graduate Research Assistant (RA1)

Department Overview

The OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, known as one of the pioneers in personalized cancer medicine, is an international leader in research and cancer treatment. Driven by its mission to end cancer as we know it, the institute is building upon its expertise in targeted treatments to advance the early detection of cancer when the disease is most treatable.

 

The primary mission of the Division of Oncological Sciences at OHSU's Knight Cancer Institute is to better understand cancer through basic, translational and population-based research that improves cancer prevention, detection and treatments for all. Our community of faculty, trainees and staff brings together scientists from a broad range of disciplines and works collaboratively to advance innovation and translate discoveries from the lab into meaningful impacts for cancer patients and our community.

 

Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles:

 

• We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently
• We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence
• We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone

Function/Duties of Position

This position supports the lab of Dr. Olga Nikolova in Knight Data Sciences. Under direct supervision, the incumbent will assist with analytics, follow standards for software development, build common code repository, and attend regular meetings. Hands-on experience with machine learning is required.

 

Duties Include:

• Extend existing and develop novel analytics
• Follow standards for software development, including requirements, design, test, configuration, and project management
• Work with team members to build common code repository and continuous integration processes
• Attend regular meeting and seminar series

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in any field OR Associate's AND 2 years of relevant experience OR 3 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience
• Hands-on experience with machine learning applications
• Computing experience in a Unix/Linux environment and cloud services
• Experience with R or python, code version control platforms such as git
• Communications, analytical and organizational skills, both written and verbal. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
• Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills:  both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy to maintain effective working relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• A passion for developing machine learning applications for cancer biology
• Interest in genomics and multi-omic approaches
• Experience with transfer learning techniques, random forest, feature selection, regression, support vector machines
• Experience in a professional, team-oriented software development environment
• Collaborative approach to resolving problems

Additional Details

Apply online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume/CV.

Effective Oct. 18, 2021, all OHSU employees were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they had an approved medical or religious exception. If you are hired by OHSU, you will need to provide proof of vaccination (or approved exception) within 10 days of starting work.

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