Postdoctoral Scholar
On-sitePortland, Oregon, United States
Job Summary
Conceive and execute synthetic and medicinal chemistry research and development to drive SAR optimization cycles and achieve project goals. Generate new scientific proposals, investigate and optimize new methods, and critically evaluate relevant scientific advances to integrate knowledge into research programs. Collaborate with interdisciplinary experts to resolve key project hurdles, publish findings in peer-reviewed journals, and present work at scientific conferences. Maintain high laboratory productivity, ensure compliance with corporate policies, and uphold safe laboratory practices while communicating chemistry strategies clearly.
Required Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in medicinal/organic chemistry or a related discipline
- Strong background and training in synthetic methodologies, retro-synthetic analyses, purification, and verification of chemical structure (e.g., NMR, mass spec, FT-IR, etc.)
- Experience in designing and synthesizing structure-activity relationship (SAR) sets
- Must have the ability to interact with an interdisciplinary group including disease area biologists, chemists, data analysts, laboratory biologists, and computer scientists
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
- Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills: both written and verbal, with the ability to develop, implement and clearly communicate chemistry strategies and progress to team
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
- Must be proficient with computers running Windows and PC applications e.g. MS Excel,Word and PowerPoint)
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