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Post-Doctoral candidate in medicinal chemistry

Employer
National Center of Advancing Translational Services
Location
Rockville, Maryland
Salary
The current salary range is commensurate with experience in accordance with the NIH Postdoctoral
Closing date
Nov 3, 2021

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Field of specialization
Pharmaceutical
Work Function
Laboratory
Job Type
Full time

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), one of the centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is looking for a Post-Doctoral candidate in medicinal chemistry at our Rockville-Maryland location (stipend range depends on the experience). The selected candidate will join a multidisciplinary biology, chemistry, and informatics team working with external biology and disease experts in projects aligned with NCATS's mission. The candidate will be leading the project under a supervisor and expected to design, synthesize and optimize potential probe molecules and preclinical candidates against novel targets and pathways designed to address the bottleneck in drug discovery.
The candidate should be able to work independently and be well-trained in multi-step organic synthesis with the ability to synthesize, purify, identify, characterize, and analyze (NMR, IR, MS) compounds. The incumbent will keep accurate and complete records of all scientific experiments according to established procedures and ensure that these records and raw data are properly retained. The potential candidate will draft technical reports, manuscripts, and patent applications and present work internally and to external consultants and collaborators as needed. Understanding and previous experience or exposure to Structure-Activity Relationship studies and ADME optimization are desirable but not necessary. The selected candidate will work under the mentorship of a chemistry team leader and be exposed to cutting-edge quantitative high-throughput screening (qHTS) paradigm, assay biology, bioinformatics, medicinal chemistry, and disease-relevant biological models.
Qualifications:
The position requires a Ph.D. degree with zero to three years of post-doctoral experience in organic chemistry and/or medicinal chemistry. Candidates about to complete their doctoral training will be considered. Experience in drug discovery and optimization is desirable but not necessary. The candidate should be an independent thinker and team player able to work in a very interactive high pace environment. Applicants must be well trained in the methods and concepts of organic chemistry with experience in organic synthesis (purification and analysis of reaction products; methodology development; design of novel analogs; design and testing of synthetic routes to novel compounds by proposing and reducing to practice multi-step syntheses). Furthermore, experience in standard spectroscopic and purification methods, including NMR (routine pulse techniques for structure determination), and standard or automated liquid chromatography and HPLC methods is required
To Apply:
Qualified individuals should send a cover letter with a research summary, curriculum vitae, bibliography, and contact information for 2-3 references (including the current supervisor) to Ganesha Rai, Early Translational Branch, NCATS/NIH, 9800 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850; E-mail: bantukallug@mail.nih.gov.

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