Exploratory Medicinal Chemistry / Chemical Biology Sr. Research Scientist
| Company | Vertex Pharmaceuticals |
|---|---|
| Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Salary | $122000 – $182900 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in Chemistry, Chemical Biology or related Biological Sciences with 2-5 years of relevant post-doctoral and/or relevant employment experiences
- Master’s Degree (or equivalent degree) in Chemistry or related Biological Sciences with >5 years of relevant employment experience
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent degree) in Chemistry or related Biological Sciences with >8 years of relevant employment experience
- Designs and executes complex and challenging Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology experiments
- Quickly learns and adopts new concepts, workflow, automation, and utilization of related software/hardware interfaces
- Demonstrates astute understanding of how to deploy his/her/their own talents most effectively
- Maintains a broad and deep knowledge of relevant science beyond own discrete field(s)
- Can multitask various activities while focusing on goals/objectives
- Productively disseminates his/her/their ideas across discipline(s) and project boundaries
- Communicates effectively through verbal presentations and writing technical reports
- Actively solves complex problems which can lead to attaining crucial project goals
Responsibilities
- Designs and performs critical experiments such as the parallel synthesis and testing of small molecules, lipids, bioconjugates of oligonucleotides and other biomacromolecules
- Performs analytical characterization/quantification on chemical substances and evaluates intended biological performances on generated materials
- Performs complex experimental troubleshooting and methods development
- Prioritizes individual studies and balances these activities across projects effectively
- Multitasks and effectively manages efforts on projects
- Distills complicated, multidimensional data into clear, testable hypotheses while constantly incorporating collective learnings
- Engages, collaborates, and presents data to a cross disciplinary team from Chemistry, Protein Sciences, High Throughput Biology and Applied Physics
- Scours relevant scientific literature within and beyond his/her/their related discipline/field
- Incorporates new principles/concepts and develops new experimental approaches to achieve project goals
- Actively researches external intellectual property relevant to project(s) and areas of pursuit
- Contributes substantively to patent and publication preparation as necessary
- Performs other duties as assigned
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.