Adjunct Medicinal Chemist - Neurodegeneration Programs

University of California - San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco seeks creative medicinal chemists to advance IND's drug discovery programs for neurodegenerative diseases. Adjunct faculty appointments involve translating high-throughput screening results into candidate selection and contributing to publication-quality research.

Candidates must demonstrate outstanding synthetic skills and collaborative problem solving. Applicants should have a PhD in Chemistry or related field, strong communication, mentoring ability,

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated mastery of medicinal chemistry with creative molecular design and synthetic chemistry skills.
• Ability to work in a interdisciplinary team with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to drug discovery from validation of HTS results to candidate selection for clinical study.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary group of scientists including neurobiologists, cell biologists, analytical chemists, pharmacologists, and external researchers.
• Mentor junior colleagues as part of evaluation and team growth.

Skills

Medicinal chemistry

Molecular design

Synthetic chemistry

Communication

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry/Organic/Medicinal Chemistry

Job description

University of California, San Francisco seeks creative medicinal chemists to advance IND's drug discovery programs for neurodegenerative diseases. Adjunct faculty appointments involve translating high-throughput screening results into candidate selection and contributing to publication-quality research.

Candidates must demonstrate outstanding synthetic skills and collaborative problem solving. Applicants should have a PhD in Chemistry or related field, strong communication, mentoring ability,