Position located in New York, NY

Responsibilities of the Medicinal Chemist:

• Working with computational biologists and drug discovery scientists on advancing and expanding portfolio of drug discovery programs.
• Support the medicinal chemistry aspects of hit-to-lead for Center projects
• Independently plan, manage and perform experiments.
• Develop project proposals, timelines, and resource needs.
• Monitor milestones and ensure deliverables are completed on time
• Collect and analyze experimental data and identify next steps based on outcomes

Requirements of the Medicinal Chemist:

• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry or related synthetic organic chemistry, 10+ years industry experience.
• Broad and proven experience in one or more therapeutic area in medicinal chemistry.
• Expert knowledge of modern methods of synthetic and medicinal chemistry with ability to conduct medicinal chemistry successfully and simultaneously on multiple projects is beneficial.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with computational chemistry methods and biophysical techniques.