McKesson Corporation Hiring for Curation Scientist at Oldsmar, FL  Full Time

It’s More Than a Career, It’s a Mission.

Our people are the foundation of our success. By joining our growing team at Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI), a subsidiary of McKesson, you will have the opportunity to become part of one of the largest community-based cancer programs to advance oncology treatments and improve outcomes for cancer patients across the globe. We look for mission-driven candidates who have a desire to advance the fight against cancer and make a difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with cancer every day.

Our Mission

People who live with cancer – those who work to prevent it, fight it, and survive it – are at the heart of every decision we make. Bringing the most innovative medical minds together with the most passionate caregivers in their communities, we are transforming care and personalizing treatment. Through clinical excellence and cutting-edge research, SCRI is redefining cancer care around the world.

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

The Curation Scientist is responsible for the detailed curation of clinical trial protocols to support Genospace Trial Match. Genospace Trial Match matches patient data from electronic medical records and molecular testing reports to curated clinical trials to identify opportunities for patient enrollment, thereby promoting patient access to innovative therapies and therapeutic approaches. Responsibilities include the careful review and translation of clinical trial protocols into a highly structured format in Clarify, a Genospace curation tool that builds the Genospace knowledgebase. This role requires the integration of scientific and clinical knowledge in a complex manner. This is a dynamic position that demands critical thinking, high attention to detail, and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Review clinical trial protocols and identify key elements of the trial that will be included in clinical trial curation

• Use ontologies and terminologies to translate inclusion and exclusion criteria of clinical trial protocols into complex rules

• Develop and maintain ontology resources for clinical trial curation

• Use online resources to identify relevant medical codes and targeted therapies and review the literature to research certain types of genomic alterations

• Review and update existing curation if necessary

• Review the work of curation specialists

• Collaborate with a team of individuals with diverse backgrounds, including genomics researchers, oncologists, and software engineers, to develop evolving curation standards and to further optimize both the curation of clinical trial protocols and the overall curation workflow

• All other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s Degree required; PhD highly preferred

• 2+ years of experience in biomedical research, biomedical informatics, precision medicine, or related

• Detail-oriented and highly aware of the impact of their analyses not only within a particular business area, but across the entire enterprise

• Excellent attention to detail in processing clinical trial protocols and in analyzing scientific and medical data

• Excellent knowledge of molecular biology, genetics, genomics, and biomedical research, including genomic technologies and experimental methods used for molecular analysis

• Extensive knowledge of key biological signaling pathways and processes of cancer biology, especially those influencing response of targeted agents

• Detailed knowledge of ontologies relevant to clinical and molecular data

• Familiarity with medical terminology and ICD-10 diagnosis codes as well as FDA-approved therapies and clinical practice guidelines

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

McKesson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer – minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.