Sr. Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Job Description

General Summary:

The Medicinal Chemistry Senior Research Scientist is responsible for formidable experimental productivity and emerging creativity and versatility. The Senior Research Scientist designs and executes elaborate experiments for major research projects. Responsibilities may include the design and synthesis of small molecule targets within a project. Demonstrates resourcefulness in running multiple activities concurrently, all related to achievement of goals/ objectives. Adapts to new projects rapidly and to multiple projects effectively ensuring alignment with corporate goals. The Senior Research Scientist commands a broad perspective and a deep knowledge of related disciplines, possesses diverse project experience and a broad panorama of (relevant) literature familiarity.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs and performs elaborate and technically challenging chemistry experiments
• Distills complicated, multidimensional data to clear hypotheses and new experimental directions
• Prioritizes own studies within Projects and balances activities across Projects effectively
• Performs advanced, complex experimental troubleshooting and methods development
• "Multi-tasks" to a modest degree and effectively manages his/her efforts on multiple targets or themes
• Innovates on research methodology to a high degree, in order to address more important questions
• Scours relevant scientic literature within eld and surveys broadly beyond own discipline/eld
• "Imports" new principles/concepts from other elds to develop useful new experimental approaches
• Researches external intellectual property relevant to Project(s) and areas of pursuit
• Contributes substantively to patent and publication preparation
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Skills:

• Designs and executes more complex, challenging experiments
• Demonstrates astute understanding of how to deploy his/her own talents most effectively
• Maintains a deep and broad knowledge of relevant science beyond own discrete eld(s)
• Demonstrates increased uency in new elds and projects more quickly and generally handles "multi-tasking" better
• Displays greater ability to productively disseminate ideas across discipline- and Project-boundaries
• Communicates more effectively in verbal presentations and in writing technical reports
• Demonstrates ability to solve complex problems to attain crucial Project goals

Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 2-5 years of industrial experience, or
• Masters Degree (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 5+ years of industrial experience, or
• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 8+ years of industrial experience

Flex Designation:

Flex Eligibility Status:

Company Information

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

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