MOSAAIC Study Staff Scientist

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation HIV/AIDS prevention immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the worlds leading cancer infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology infusion radiation proton therapy and related services and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the worlds deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration compassion determination excellence innovation integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity dignity and inherent value of each employee patient community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

We are seeking aStaff Scientist for the MOSAAIC cohort study in the Public Health Sciences Division (PHS). Level and salary are commensurate with experience.

People of AsianHawaiianand other Pacific Islander backgrounds have beenlargely under-represented in NIH-funded prospective epidemiological studies. The National Heart Lung Blood Institute has recently launched a program to begin to fill this gap. The FredHutch has been chosen to coordinate this national effort. Multiethnic Observational Study in American Asian and Pacific Islander Communities(MOSAAIC) is a collaboration led by scientists at Fred Hutch the University of Washington and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Theobjectiveof theMOSAAICis to provide scientific statistical and culturalexpertiseand coordination support toestablisha population-based cohort focusing on Asian Americans Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders studying health conditions and disease burden that are unique and common for this population. The NHLBI has named 5 Clinical Centers/Field Centers(CCFCs)tobe responsible forparticipant recruitment and data and biospecimen collection in these diverse populations.

Central to MOSAAICs success is meaningful communityoutreach andengagement(COE)ensuringthat every touchpoint with participants is not only scientifically rigorous but also linguistically accessible and culturally resonant. MOSAAIC currently supports six languages: English Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Vietnamese Tagalog and Korean. All participant-facing materials must be available in each of these languages.

The MOSAAIC Staff Scientist for Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) willprovidethe scientificsupportfor all COE activities within the Coordinating Center(CC) ensuring that MOSAAICs outreach recruitment and participant communication efforts are grounded in cultural humility and community trust.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Lead and coordinate the translation and cultural adaptation of all participant-facing materials includingquestionnaires consent forms recruitment materials instructional guides and promotional contentensuring that all materials achieve faithful natural and culturally appropriate rendering in Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Vietnamese Tagalog and Korean working closely with bilingual staff community health workers and translation specialists.

Lead or coordinate the development of multimedia outreach content including recruitment videos social media materials and community presentations ensuring all content is scientificallyaccurate appropriately adapted for each cultural community and reviewed for cultural competence.

• Oversee quality review processes to ensure all outgoing materials meet MOSAAICs standards for scientific integrity and cultural appropriateness before dissemination.
• Contribute to IRB submissions related to outreach and engagement activities including translations and new recruitment materials.
• Support the Coordinating Center in monitoring recruitment andretentionmetrics acrosssites andidentifyengagement-related barriers that may affect participation among specific communities.
• Provide leadership and scientific oversight for clinical assessments ensuring that CCFC staff accurately collect andsubmitdata through MOSAAIC-developed data systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• PhD with 3 years of experience.
• Experience in epidemiology applied biostatistics or other population science with a quantitative research background.
• Proventrack recordof successful management of projects.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent oral and written communication interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability toidentifyproblems and troubleshoot solutions with limited direction.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluency in one or more Asian or Pacific Islander languages;proficiencyin Traditional or Simplified Chinese Vietnamese Tagalog or Korean is especially valued.
• Experience with translation and cultural adaptation of research materials into Asian languages particularly Chinese (Traditional or Simplified) Vietnamese Tagalog or Korean withdemonstratedunderstanding of the distinction between literal translation and culturallyappropriate adaptation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted translation tools and workflows including experience evaluating editing and quality-checking AI-generated translations for accuracy naturalness and cultural appropriateness in a research context.
• Experience organizing orparticipatingin expert panel or community panel reviews such as reviewing translated materials survey instruments or outreach content for cultural and linguistic appropriateness.
• Experience with survey design and development including questionnaire construction skip logic responseoptionformatting and adaptation of validated instruments for use in multilingual or multicultural populations.
• Experience with cognitive assessment research including familiarity with commonly used neuropsychological instruments administration procedures or adaptation of cognitive batteries for use in non-English-speaking populations.
• Experience in community-based participatory research or working directly with AANHPI communities in a research or public health setting.
• Familiarity with IRB processes related to multilingual research materials and culturally diverse study populations.

The annual base salary range for this position is from $84406 to $191755 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health well-being and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision dental flexible spending accounts life disability retirement family life support employee assistance program onsite health clinic tuition reimbursement paid vacation (22 days per year) paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason) paid holidays (up to 13 days per year) and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).