Postdoc Research Fellow, WF Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) is recognized as an international leader in translating scientific discovery into clinical therapies. Physicians and scientists at WFIRM were the first in the world to engineer laboratory-grown organs that were successfully implanted into humans. Today, this interdisciplinary team that numbers about 400 is working to engineer more than 40 different replacement tissues and organs, and to develop healing cell therapies – all with the goal to cure, rather than merely treat, disease. 

A position is available at the Postdoctoral Fellow level to join an established laboratory working on novel approaches to cell and gene therapy in preclinical model systems.

Duties include:

• Planning and executing experiments to fulfill the stated goals of actively funded grants, with guidance from the Principal Investigators (PIs).
• Maintain supplies and equipment needed to conduct daily work plan.
• Preparing and providing progress reports and results to PIs in a timely and coherent fashion.
• Devising alternate approaches, should they be necessary.
• Analyzing data and determining next logical steps in experimental plan to answer desired questions.
• Working knowledge of all major components of Microsoft Office is mandatory. 

Applicant will be responsible to plan/design, coordinate, and conduct experiments as well as anticipate and solve technical problems. Must possess good communication skills and a strong ability to work well with others as part of a team, as well as work independently and troubleshoot problems as they arise.

Note: This position relies on grant funding which may limit the duration of the job. Specific timeframes vary based on the type and length of the grant and will be discussed during the interview.

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise.

Atrium Health is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. AHWFB is an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians.

Our highly integrated academic and clinical environment is deeply committed to improving health, elevating hope, and advancing healing – for all.

It should be noted that while you are applying on the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Career Site, you will receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process.  Thanks in advance for your flexibility.