Postdoc Fellow, Quantitative Biosciences & Drug Discovery

HireLifeScience; Rahway (NJ); On-site; USD 82,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Holidays & Vacation

Sick Days

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Biosciences Early Discovery. The role focuses on chemically induced proximity and related drug-discovery platforms, with collaborations across discovery chemistry, biology, and pharmacology in a state-of-the-art industrial setting.

The fellowship supports publications, conference presentations, and mentorship from senior leaders as you develop independence within an open, collaborative research environment.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Pharmacology, Structural Biology, or related discipline.
• Ph.D. must be conferred by spring 2027.
• Strong record of scientific productivity and independence.

Responsibilities

• Lead research to design and test novel chemically induced proximity strategies.
• Characterize protein-ligand and protein-protein interactions with quantitative methods.
• Own an independent project from hypothesis to validation within cross-disciplinary teams.
• Integrate computational workflows with experimental data to prioritize hypotheses.
• Disseminate findings through internal seminars and peer-reviewed publications.

Skills

Biophysical Methods

Protein Biochemistry

NMR/Structural

Molecular Modeling

Publications

Collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in Biochemistry/Biophysics/Pharmacology/Structural Biology

Tools

PyMOL

MOE

Schrödinger Maestro

ChimeraX

Job description

Merck & Co., Inc. in Rahway, NJ seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Biosciences Early Discovery. The role focuses on chemically induced proximity and related drug-discovery platforms, with collaborations across discovery chemistry, biology, and pharmacology in a state-of-the-art industrial setting.

The fellowship supports publications, conference presentations, and mentorship from senior leaders as you develop independence within an open, collaborative research environment.