Vacancy caducado!
Reference #: 397263
Site Name: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Jun 3 2024We are currently looking for highly motivated organic chemists to join our Medicinal Chemistry team (including but not limited to: discovery, high-throughput, and modality agnostic chemistry) at our Upper Providence, PA site. Our department partners with program teams across GSK's research units to deliver high quality small molecules, from hit generation through late-stage lead optimization to address increasingly complex disease areas.
The purpose of the role is to provide a high level of scientific and technical contributions to projects within the Medicinal Chemistry portfolio (including but not limited to: small molecules, PROTACs, degraders, oligonucleotides, covalents, and antibody-drug conjugates) with a primary responsibility of driving efficiencies applying novel synthetic methods and techniques to design, synthesize, and purify candidate molecules.
The successful applicant will become fluent in all areas of medicinal chemistry while working as part of a highly productive team to design and synthesize developable drug molecules. The role involves, to differing degrees, medicinal chemistry, data analytics, designing compounds to test medicinal chemistry hypotheses, synthetic organic chemistry to support both medicinal chemistry and/or candidate selection and championing technological advances.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively across teams of synthetic chemists, analytical chemists, engineers, and data analytics experts to help invent these new processes and chemistries to solve impactful problems that will accelerate delivery of important medicinal advancements to patients. Successful candidates must be able to think creatively, champion the needs of the organization and work collaboratively within a team environment.When submitting your CV/Resume please also include a Research Statement.This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
The individual will be fully dedicated to executing on organic chemistry and synthesis within the Med Chem organization - expected to design, synthesize, purify, and characterize drug candidates.
Demonstrating scale-up capabilities and/or deep expertise in modern synthetic technologies and/or methodologies.
The individual applies the principles of medicinal chemistry, including high throughput experimentation and modern in silico design approaches, to accelerate program objectives and drug discovery.
Job holders can react to emerging data and to independently propose a modification of plans for the area of science they are responsible for
Communication of key results and data to stakeholders and senior managements when necessary.
Be an excellent team player within a matrixed organization, working cross-functionally across other departments including but not limited to engineering automation, analytical chemistry, process chemistry, sample management, and molecular biology/assay sciences.
Job holders support patents and publications write-ups when appropriateWhy you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Synthetic Methodology Development, Medicinal Chemistry, or related discipline
Experience in synthetic chemistry; the application of new synthetic methodology and execution of multi-step syntheses.
First author peer-reviewed publications, patents, or presentationsPreferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Postdoctoral experience and/or 1-5+ years industrial experience
Expertise in both synthetic methodology development and total synthesis
High-throughput experimentation experience
Data analytics and cheminformatics experience
Track record of working effectively in a team environment
An ability to work w th other scientific disciplines to drive results.
Proactive and self-motivated
Strong interpersonal skills
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and a focus on quality results
Excellent written and oral communication skills
High learning agility and curiosity to learn and adopt new technologies.
High learning agility and curiosity to learn and adopt new technologies.
Self-aware; seeks ways to improve personal and scientific skills.#LI-GSK
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the GSK Service Centre at 1-877-694-7547 (US Toll Free) or +1 801 567 5155 (outside US).Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK's compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK's Transparency Reporting For the Record site.GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard t
Vacancy caducado!