Research Chemist-Chemist synthesis (Organic/Medicinal Chemist)

Required Qualifications:

• PhD Degree in Chemistry, Organic synthesis or related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional or post-doctoral research experience in chemistry and/or a pharmaceutical field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in drug design and synthesis.
• Experience performing organic chemical synthesis including designing chemical synthesis pathways, recognizing and identifying reaction by-product and developing structure-performance relationships. The scale of the synthesis may range from milligrams to 100’s grams.
• Expertise with a wide range of synthetic chemistry is essential which may include carbohydrates and nucleoside synthesis.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to work with people of varying technical backgrounds. Keen to mentor other scientific personnel and lead by example.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Excellent organizational and communication (written and verbal) skills needed to document, interpret and communicate technical results to colleagues and customers.
• Manage budget and product costs.
• Ability to scale up active compounds with high purity, identify structure using NMR, HPLC, GC and Mass Spectroscopy.
• Good data analysis skills and knowledge of statistical methods.
• Ability to conduct experiments with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
• Experience handling chemicals in the lab according to current safety regulations and guidelines.
• Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP).
• Comply with ISO certification requirements.
• Manage senior chemists in R&D lab and QC lab.
• Ability to work independently on non-routine experiments and apply scientific principles to the design and execution of exploratory projects.
• Responsible for lab equipment maintenance.