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Associate Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Confidential
Cambridge, MA, United States
Full-time

Associate Scientist, Peptide Synthesis

We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated scientist to join our dynamic, interdisciplinary drug discovery team. In this lab-based role, you will synthesize peptides that target drivers of severe disease that remain out of reach of current therapeutics.

Ideal candidates will be passionate and energetic, with significant hands-on chemistry lab experience.

Specific Responsibilities :

Synthesize peptides and pooled combinatorial libraries to help drive hit-to-lead advancement for a variety of challenging targets.

Derivatize peptides with modifications such as biotin and fluorescent tags to enable to their characterization in various biophysical assays.

Use UPLC- and LC-MS-based methods to monitor peptide synthesis and purity.

Accurately record, analyze, and present data to team members and company leadership.

Act as a dynamic and collaborative teammate with other members of our interdisciplinary research group.

What you'll need to be successful in this role :

BS or MS in chemistry or related field is required, with 1-3+ years of industry experience related to synthetic organic chemistry, methodology development, or process chemistry.

Significant laboratory experience, including proficiency with fundamental chemistry lab methods, is required.

Experience with peptide synthesis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry instrumentation is preferred.

Creativity, resourcefulness, and an ability to adhere to deadlines and commitments.

An interest and desire to learn more about the drug discovery and development process.

Excellent written and oral communication skills, and a personality of risk-taking, positivity, leadership, adaptability, adventurousness, and excitement to build a pioneering company and work in a dynamic, goal- and performance-oriented team environment.

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