Postdoctoral Associate

Job title:

Postdoctoral Associate

Company

Baylor College of Medicine

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Title: Postdoctoral AssociateDivision: PathologyWork Arrangement: Onsite onlyLocation: Houston, TXSalary Range: Hiring up to $61,008FLSA Status: ExemptWork Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.SummaryThe Center for Drug Discovery (https://www.bcm.edu/research/centers/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 postdoctoral fellows with expertise in medicinal chemistry and/or organic chemistry to join the Center for Drug Discovery.Job Duties

• Plans, directs and conducts research experiments.
• Evaluates and analyzes data.
• Develops research techniques and performs applications required for specific research projects.
• Conducts literature searches and summarize information in an appropriate format for a particular study.
• Documents results of experiments and reports to principal investigators.
• Participates in early stage drug discovery efforts in collaboration with biological scientists throughout the academic community, with a goal of bringing new treatments to patients with unmet medical needs.
• Synthesizes medicinal chemistry compounds that the Center for Drug Discovery request in a timely and efficient

manner.Minimum Qualifications

• MD or Ph.D. in Basic Science, Health Science, or a related field.
• No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in medicinal/organic chemistry or a related discipline. Experience may not be substituted in lieu of degree.

4 years of hands-on laboratory experience in medicinal/organic chemistry and/or a related field and a track record of quality publications and/or patents in these areas. * Experience with one or more of the following: performing innovative chemistry reactions and compound synthesis.

• 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.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.

Expected salary

$61008 per year

Location

Houston, TX

Job date

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 06:45:40 GMT

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