Senior Medicinal Chemistry Leader

7 days ago


San Diego, California, United States Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Full time

Job Overview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is seeking a Senior Medicinal Chemistry Leader to join our team in San Diego. As a key member of our research organization, you will be responsible for leading the activities of multiple groups across project boundaries, ensuring personnel goal setting is effectively linked to corporate and department goals.

About the Role

  • You will manage the activities of staff, providing insightful guidance to succeed and grow in their careers.
  • You will assist with hiring for the group as necessary, oversee the adaptation of personnel deployment to changing priorities, and ensure key goals of all projects are met on time.
  • You will help define scientific direction, develop champions of technological innovation, and direct effective, timely, and ethical publication and patenting activities for the group.
  • You will oversee effective management of CRO activities and/or external scientific collaborations, maintaining high standards for structure and interpretation of all laboratory records, electronic database entries, internal reports, patents, and external communications from the group.
  • You will communicate company objectives and resource availability to the group in a clear and timely manner, developing abilities of others in this role.
  • You will lead preparation of clear scientific reports for all other branches and levels of the organization and its collaborators, present expertly when called upon, and develop abilities of others in this role.

Requirements

  • You should have established prowess integrating the activities of distinct functional groups across multiple projects in early and late drug discovery.
  • Aptitude for identifying productive new research initiatives/directions; experience in modalities beyond small molecule research is desired (e.g. PROTACs, peptides, oligonucleotides).
  • Experienced mentor who effectively infuses confidence and team commitment.
  • Exhibits a record of excellent operational and ethical standards and team-improvement.
  • Clear communicator with experience managing across functional areas.
  • Possesses knowledge of multiple drug development paradigms.
  • High distinction achieved resolving important organizational problems and/or infusing innovation.

Education

  • Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 9+ years of relevant postdoctoral employment experience, or
  • Masters Degree (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 12+ years of relevant employment experience, or
  • Bachelors Degree (or equivalent degree) in chemistry or related science and 15+ years of relevant employment experience.

Salary Range: $188,000 - $282,000



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