Summary

The Center for Drug Discovery (https://www.bcm.edu/research/research-centers/center-for-drug-discovery) is a strategic research center established at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas. The mission of the Center for Drug Discovery is to establish novel discovery technologies that enable rapid and cost-effective drug discovery within the academic community. We are seeking highly skilled and motivated scientist with expertise in medicinal chemistry and/or organic chemistry to join our highly dynamic team at the Center for Drug Discovery, helping to validate and progress novel hits from DNA-encoded library selections against novel targets into new therapeutics.

Job Duties

• Plan, direct and conduct research experiments.
• Evaluate and analyze data.
• Develop research techniques and perform applications required for specific research projects.
• Conduct literature searches and summarize information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
• Document results of experiments and reports to principal investigators.
• Participate in early stage drug discovery efforts in collaboration with biological scientists throughout the academiccommunity, with a goal of bringing new treatments to patients with unmet medical needs. 
• Synthesize medicinal chemistry compounds that the Center for Drug Discovery request in a timely and efficient manner.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary lead-finding project teams by engaging in the following activities: perform compound resynthesis and medicinal chemistry optimization; design, screen, and synthesize DNA-encoded chemical libraries; uncover and utilize novel chemical reactions in water; and/or evaluate compounds for efficacy in vitro and/or in vivo.
• Perform other job related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree. Experience may not be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Three years of post doctoral research experience.

Department Specific Criteria

• Hands-on laboratory experience in medicinal/organic chemistry
• A track record of quality publications and/or patents in medicinal/organic chemistry
• Experience with at least one of these: performing innovative chemistry reactions and compound synthesis