Medicinal Chemistry Industrial Placement – Lab Research

Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC; Oxford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex is offering a student placement in the Medicinal Chemistry Department at our Milton Park facility in Oxfordshire. You will gain significant experience in organic chemistry lab practices and medicinal chemistry as part of a close-knit, multidisciplinary team embedded in our research laboratories, contributing to drug discovery from target validation through to small molecule optimisation.

The role runs from September 2027 to August 2028.

Qualifications

• Studying a Chemistry degree preferably having completed at least three years of study by August 2027
• Passion for organic and medicinal chemistry
• Highly motivated
• Excellent team working
• Effective communication skills
• Candidates must be studying a university qualification which incorporates an Industrial Placement as a formal, accredited part of their studies

Responsibilities

• Gain significant experience in organic chemistry lab practices and medicinal chemistry
• Work in a close-knit, multidisciplinary chemistry team embedded in research laboratories
• Develop understanding of drug discovery from target validation to small molecule discovery and optimisation

Skills

Organic chemistry

Medicinal chemistry

Team working

Communication skills

Passion for chemistry

Education

Chemistry degree

Industrial placement component

Tools

NMR spectroscopy

HPLC

Job description

Vertex is offering a student placement in the Medicinal Chemistry Department at our Milton Park facility in Oxfordshire. You will gain significant experience in organic chemistry lab practices and medicinal chemistry as part of a close-knit, multidisciplinary team embedded in our research laboratories, contributing to drug discovery from target validation through to small molecule optimisation.

The role runs from September 2027 to August 2028.