Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

A rewarding career with global impact.

Whether you’re an expert in your field or just starting out, we have a career opportunity for you. We’re always looking for people to join us in fulfilling the mission of the Frederick National Laboratory: discovery, innovation, and success in the biomedical sciences.

Our team of 2,400+ scientists, technicians, administrators, and support staff work at the forefront of basic, translational, and preclinical science, with a focus on cancer, AIDS, and other infectious diseases.

We collaborate with colleagues across the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and others throughout the National Institutes of Health. We also engage with extramural investigators in academia, government and industry.

Awards
  • FNL Award 1
  • FNL Award 2
  • FNL Award 3

Your path to joining our team begins with the desire to work for the only national laboratory dedicated to biomedical research. Our employees share a common desire to help make a difference in cancer research and public health concerns. As you search for a career that fits your education, skills, and abilities, explore the core values that guide us and emphasize work-life balance.

Discover why joining the Frederick National Laboratory team could be the most important career step you take.

Mission & Core Values

Our core values of accountability, compassion, collaboration, dedication, integrity, and versatility serve as a guidepost for how we do our work every day in serving the public’s interest. These values unite us and set us up for continued success.

We hold ourselves responsible for the conduct of our research. We stand by the quality of our scientific endeavors. We do the right thing.

We focus on building trust and credibility across the organization and with our partners. We value teamwork in our pursuit of scientific excellence. We are transparent in the exchange of ideas and our encouragement of one another.

We uphold a culture of respect at work, within our communities, and globally. We embrace diversity and value our employees for their strengths. We care deeply about the science, the public trust, and the impact on society.

We are resolved to meet our goals, especially in the face of challenges or adversity. We are committed to improving the quality of life through scientific innovation. We value our work and foster a learning, training, and mentoring environment to ensure we deliver meaningful results.

We provide the best quality service or product to our customers and strive to exceed expectations. We pursue biomedical research with the highest regard for moral and ethical standards. We stand by what we say and what we do.

We foster discovery and innovation by adapting to emerging public health needs. We are agile and adaptable to evolving research priorities. We leverage all resources entrusted to us to support the demands of the scientific enterprise.

Employee Testimonials
  • “It is incredibly satisfying to know that our efforts have a real impact. The data we generate is used by treating physicians to make informed treatment decisions, putting patients on therapies that are most likely to benefit them based on our sequencing data. I often remind my team that we are genuinely making a difference.”
    Chris Karlovich, Ph. D.
    Director, Molecular Characterization Laboratory
  • “We value, respect and appreciate our workforce who have been very devoted to our mission and we want to invest in them.”
    Ethan Dmitrovsky, M.D.
    Director
  • “Here at FNL, we share our ideas, resources, time and creativity. Also, I love how there’s room to have these really big ideas that wouldn’t be feasible in any other research setting.”
    Christine Fennessey, Ph.D.
    Scientist/Manager
    AIDS and Cancer Virus Program
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