The Research Assistant, Pediatrics will be responsible for the day-to-day completion of tasks necessary for the success of an assigned behavioral science research project or set of related projects performed by or in conjunction with the Cancer Prevention and Control Program of Hackensack University Medical Center/John Theurer Cancer Center.

The Center for Discovery and Innovation- CDI was established byHackensack Meridian Health (HMH) as an academic basic and translational research enterprise to rapidly translate science innovation to the clinic and to improve outcomes for patients with cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune disease and other acute and chronic diseases. The CDI has grown rapidly since its origins in 2019, and now has 32 labs, 190 scientists and allied personnel supported by 60 NIH grants and more than 30 other grants and contracts. Areas of expertise include genomics, epigenetics, drug resistance, stem cell biology, drug discovery, diagnostics and biomarker development, and pharmacology.

Join an innovative grant funded team at Hackensack University Medical Center's Institute for Child Development. The team will be piloting and implementing early screening assessments for Autism in graduates of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. As a member of the team you will be trained on all the screening assessments.