Senior Associate Scientist- Medicinal Chemistry

at  BristolMyers Squibb

WORKING WITH US

Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams rich in diversity. Take your career farther than you thought possible.
Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us .
BMS encompasses a broad range of disciplines to enable a robust pipeline of drug candidates aimed at serious diseases. Chemistry is a core capability in Small Molecule & Drug Discovery with innovative scientists working in medicinal chemistry, radiochemistry, analytical chemistry, and large-scale synthesis. Within SMDD our Lead Discovery and Optimization (LDO) team is responsible for high throughput screening, compound storage and distribution, primary assays to support discovery programs, and compound profiling to explore drug liabilities in vitro. LDO scientists discover and adopt cutting-edge assay technologies that utilize state-of-the-art automation to drive speed and efficiency. Our Molecular Structure and Design team embraces novel approaches to computer-aided drug design, machine learning, and structural biology. The integration of these disciplines provides a seamless and highly interactive environment for discovery scientists to learn, develop, and innovate. Working in partnership with our disease area experts in the Thematic Research Centers provides an exciting pathway to discover and deliver medicines to patients in need.
We are actively seeking a Senior Associate Scientist- Medicinal Chemistry to join our team in Princeton/Lawrenceville, NJ.

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• Individual will be responsible for the design and synthesis of new agents for the potential treatment of human diseases with emphasis in Cardiovascular, Fibrosis, Immunology, and Oncology disease areas.
• The individual will apply modern techniques in organic chemistry and utilize current medicinal chemistry practices to solve problems of relevance to the assigned project and therapeutic area.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in chemistry 4+ years of academic / industry experience
Or
Master’s Degree in chemistry 2+ years of academic / industry experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in chemistry with 2+ years of industrial medicinal chemistry experience.
• High level of creativity and productivity with strong synthetic problem-solving skills, synthetic methods, and reaction mechanisms are required.
• Committed to lab based experimental work - skilled in multi-step synthesis, purification, and state-of-the-art techniques for the characterization of organic compounds.
• Strong skills in gathering, documenting and analyzing information from competitive sources such as journals, patents, or conferences, and using this information to assist program progression.
• A naturally collaborative style as necessary to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly integrated team environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills demonstrated ability to write peer-reviewed quality work or invention disclosures for patent applications, and able to present the rationale, key data, issues, and accomplishments department-wide.

• Individual will be responsible for the design and synthesis of new agents for the potential treatment of human diseases with emphasis in Cardiovascular, Fibrosis, Immunology, and Oncology disease areas.
• The individual will apply modern techniques in organic chemistry and utilize current medicinal chemistry practices to solve problems of relevance to the assigned project and therapeutic area