Job posting: staff scientist, Takeda, San Diego

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The Staff Scientist, Medicinal Chemist is responsible for designing and synthesizing small-molecules for drug discovery projects in order to advance those programs into preclinical development. 

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• The Staff Scientist, Medicinal Chemist develops novel and efficient synthesis strategies and coordinates research strategies and activities with team members
• Designs synthetic targets for lead discovery and optimization to address issues of target potency, selectivity, animal pharmacokinetics, and in vivo efficacy  
• Utilizes contemporary structure-based methods, structure-activity relationships, and medicinal chemistry principles in the proposal and execution of innovative chemistry strategies...

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry with 0-3 years  of relevant chemistry research experience, OR
• MS in Chemistry with minimum 10  years of relevant chemistry research experience, OR
• BS in Chemistry with minimum 12 years of relevant chemistry research experience

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