Job posting: Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry, Septerna, South San Francisco, CA

Via Stephanie on Bluesky: 

We are seeking a medicinal chemist to contribute to the chemistry efforts for one or more of our drug discovery programs working as part of a cross-functional team. Design of compounds,  ability to execute synthesis within our internal laboratories, collaboration with CROs, and broad general chemistry department support will be key components of the position. This is an outstanding opportunity to learn from experienced medicinal chemists and drug hunters applying structure based-drug design, modern hit-identification strategies (including virtual screening and DEL), and advanced pharmacology, to GPCR targets to address unmet medical needs. 

QUALIFICATIONS

This position requires a Ph.D. in organic chemistry with at least 3+ years of experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical setting. The successful candidate will have expertise in synthetic/medicinal chemistry. He/she will have experience in designing drug-like molecules and experience optimizing compounds towards drug development candidate selection. Experience with structure-based drug design is preferred.

Full ad here. Best wishes to those interested.