Careers

We are an international group of lifelong learners and innovators expanding the world’s knowledge with cancer research. Working under the leadership of Dr. Samuel Aparicio, we are an interdisplinary group of individuals from all walks of life. Physically located at the BC Cancer Resarch Centre in the heart of Vancouver, BC, we are an academic non-profit research lab affiliated with the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

As researchers, we strive to invent and apply the newest technologies to uncover findings in our unparalleled sample collection, producing world-class research regularly published in high-impact journals. As staff, we bring our unique talents and experiences to building a unmatched foundation of scientific and software support to aid in the drive to discovery.

We seek like-minded individuals looking for academic lifestyle, personal growth and a meaningful contribution to health, science and research. See below for active postings.

Alumni
As a physician-scientist, the key philosophy of Dr. Aparicio’s program has been to provide a strong multidisciplinary environment for training of highly qualified personnel (HQP). His former trainees (career total 90) have gone on to success in academia: 1 institute director, 3 as PIs and others in medicine or in senior positions in industry or postgraduate education. All of his graduate students have been successful in securing national (CIHR, NSERC) or provincial (Michael Smith Foundation, CBCF BC/Yukon) competitive salary support and two of the four postdoctoral fellows are supported by independent peer reviewed salary awards from international (Australia), national (CBCF) and provincial (MSFHR) funding bodies. See the stories of some of them:

Gurdeep Singh

Assistant Professor at The University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Charles Soong

Associate for McKinsey and Company
Adi Steif

Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia
Courteney Lai

Research Scientist at AbCellera
Arusha Oloumi

Scientific Advisor for Mesothelioma for Bristol Myers Squibb
Gavin Ha

Assistant Professor at Fred Hutch
Gulisa Turashvili

Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Angela Burleigh

Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology Fellow at UBC
Anamaria Crisan

Senior Research Scientist Staff at Tableau Software
Sohrab Shah

Chief of Computational Oncology at MSKCC
Darren Saunders

Associate Professor of Medicine at UNSW Sydney
Cristian Brocchieri

Global Medical Director at Roche
Nuno Morais

Research Group Leader at Instituto de Medicina Molecular
Alan Christoffels

Professor at South African National Bioinformatics Institute

Benefits

As researchers, we are fortunate to have the generous support of donors and grants that enable our pursuit of cutting-edge science. Our close collaboration with physicians and doctors at BC Cancer, across Canada and internationally allow us unparalleled access to patients and cases that we owe our success to. Finally, we share close collaborations with UBC professors that empower a majority of our interdisciplinary work.

As staff, we enjoy a healthy work-life balance and meaningful contributions to science. We aim to have an atmosphere of fun and learning, working in a small but amazing team of individuals helping make a difference in the world. Employed under both PHSA and UBC, we enjoy generous benefits include vacation, insurance and pension.