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DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
Dedicated to Discovery…Committed to Care
Laboratory-based Investigator, Faculty Search

The Department of Medical Oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is inviting applications for an academic, wet laboratory, investigator position focused on basic and translational approaches to cancer. An ideal candidate would be at the Instructorrank and have a successful past and planned future research program focused on: biology of red blood celldevelopment controlled by kinase signaling, mechanisms of anemia in the setting of chronic disease andmyelodysplastic syndromes, and pharmacologic targeting erythrocytosis in the setting ofmyeloproliferative neoplasms.

The candidate must have an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD degree and a proven track record of outstanding laboratory research in cancer. The successful candidate is expected to develop and lead an independent laboratory and take an active role in the Department’s multidisciplinaryactivities, where multiple opportunities exist for collaboration with basic, translational, and clinical researchers.

The position is based in both the Department of Medical Oncology at DFCI and the Department of Medicine at the BWH and includes collaboration with other institutions affiliated with the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the Harvard Medical School.

The investigator is expected to participate in Harvard University courses/workshops for students and fellows taught in the School of Medicine and supervise, teach and mentor postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.

The academic appointment will be at the Instructor level at Harvard Medical School and determined bythe applicant's credentials. Salary and benefits will be competitive with other institutions.

Andrew

A. Lane, MD, PhD
Chair, Medical Oncology Search Committee
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
E-mail: vard.edu
Final date to receive applications: 9/21/2026

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.