Our partner's Integrated Drug Discovery team is currently looking for a number of motivated chemists who wish to develop their careers in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry. This is a great opportunity for you to work for a company that is operating in a critical sector of the economy and has a strong and exciting future.

We will encourage you to apply regardless of whether you’ve recently completed your PhD or have several years of experience under your belt. Our partner is looking for scientists of the highest caliber and they are always on the lookout for the best talent to drive their continued growth.

Our partner is a world-leading Integrated Drug discovery Contract Research Organization based in the UK and Canada and has a staff of over 1,000, which includes 900 scientists and partners with global pharma, biotech, and NFP organizations. They specialized in a number of therapeutic areas which include oncology, inflammation and immunology, neuroscience, metabolic diseases, infectious diseases, fibrotic diseases, and more.

The Opportunity:

• This is a unique chance for you to work at the forefront of scientific research, driving projects from modern, state-of-the-art laboratories and solving challenging problems
• You will work as part of an integrated drug discovery team on projects with bioscience, DMPK, computational chemistry, and in-vivo colleagues
• You will work on different projects and therefore will have an opportunity to develop your skills and experience
• You will work with global clients that range from big pharma and biotechs to academic and charitable organizations.
• A culture of collective responsibility and communal working. If you’re challenged by a problem, your project team, department, and the company will support you in finding a solution
• Transparency with clients – our partner's clients like to know the entire team, so there’s an expectation you will present your work at meetings and represent the company
• You will independently design and implement novel synthetic routes to challenging chemical targets. You will also drive project progress through innovative medicinal chemistry problem-solving by designing novel molecular targets to address key project issues

Requirements:

• You’re likely to have a PhD in Organic Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry, or a BSc/MSc in Chemistry with additional drug discovery experience in industry.
• Our partner is looking for scientists at all levels, so additional industrial or academic drug discovery experience is welcome, as is project leadership experience
• You should be passionate about medicinal and synthetic chemistry and be confident designing and executing complex synthetic routes in a proactive, efficient manner
• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to work well within a team

What will you get:

• An excellent training and benefits package
• A highly competitive salary which is reviewed annually
• An attractive bonus scheme to make sure that you share our partner's success
• A well-regarded pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• A collaborative and supportive culture with plenty of opportunities to grow and succeed
• An excellent set of bespoke training and development courses to accelerate both your scientific and personal career growth