Associate Scientist, Medicinal/Organic Chemist

WISE Campaign; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Associate Scientists in synthetic chemistry to join their dynamic medicinal chemistry teams. This role offers the chance to engage in laboratory-based experimental work, focusing on designing and executing synthetic plans for biological evaluation. Candidates will leverage their expertise in organic synthesis and new chemical technologies to accelerate drug discovery. The organization promotes a hybrid working model, ensuring a balance between remote and in-office work. Join a company that values personal growth and development while making a significant impact in the biopharma sector.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Annual Bonus

Healthcare Programmes

Pension Plan

Shares and Savings Programmes

Qualifications

• Strong background in synthetic organic chemistry with laboratory experience.
• Excellent communication skills in English and commitment to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct laboratory experiments and maintain high synthetic productivity.
• Design and implement medicinal/synthetic chemistry plans across various drug modalities.

Skills

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Experimental Planning

Education

MChem or MSci in Chemistry

BSc in Chemistry or related field

Tools

High-Throughput Techniques

Photochemistry

Electrochemistry

Flow Chemistry

Job description

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programmes.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Associate Scientist, Medicinal/Organic Chemistry

We are seeking Associate Scientists in synthetic chemistry to join our medicinal chemistry teams.

These roles are for laboratory-based chemists carrying out experimental work within GSK’s Discovery Chemistry and Modality Platform Technologies sections. For successful candidates, this involves designing and executing synthetic plans to deliver small quantities of compound for biological evaluation. In addition to the laboratory component of this role, this will also involve analysing data and designing compounds to test medicinal chemistry hypotheses.

This is an opportunity to apply your personal expertise in organic synthesis and new chemical technologies to accelerate drug discovery from hit identification to early development (non-GxP). These positions require individuals with strong synthetic, technical, analytical and personal skills, and a commitment to further personal development as a scientist.

In this role you will:

1. Maintain a consistent high laboratory presence and make laboratory-based contributions.
2. Maintain high synthetic productivity.
3. Be required to develop and realise medicinal/synthetic chemistry plans across a variety of drug modalities including small molecules, antibody drug conjugates, PROTACs and oligonucleotides, with high scientific rigour.
4. Design, implement, analyse and problem solve, as appropriate.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

1. MChem or MSci in Chemistry or related chemical sciences, or a BSc with relevant experience outside of academia.
2. Demonstrated understanding of synthetic organic chemistry and its efficient execution in the laboratory, including purification and analysis.
3. Ability to plan and execute experiments.
4. Excellent IT skills.
5. Highly proficient in verbal and written English and must have outstanding communication skills.
6. Committed to personal professional development.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

1. Experience and/or knowledge of the use of novel technologies (e.g. photochemistry, electrochemistry, flow chemistry, high-throughput techniques) in modern organic synthesis.
2. An awareness and understanding of medicinal chemistry principles and their use within a drug discovery setting.
3. Experience working in modalities, particularly oligonucleotides, ADCs and/or PROTACs.

Closing Date for Applications – 6th May 2025

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.