Organic Chemist

  • Location

    East Midlands

  • Sector:

    Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical

  • Job type:

    Contract

  • Salary:

    c£30,000

  • Contact:

    Peter Rowland

  • Contact email:

    peter@rowlandtalent.co.uk

  • Salary high:

    30000

  • Salary low:

    25000

  • Job ref:

    RT118

  • Published:

    about 6 years ago

  • Duration:

    6 Months

  • Expiry date:

    2018-02-25

  • Startdate:

    ASAP

Rowland Scientific Talent Solutions are currently looking for a PhD Organic Chemist or Medicinal Chemist for a growing Pharmaceutical company in the East Midlands.

This role is initially for a 6 month contract.

 

Joining the company, you will support drug discovery projects at the hit-to-lead and lead optimization stage.

 

Duties include:

  • Solve complex medicinal and synthetic chemistry problems. 
  • Design and carry out experiments using standard laboratory techniques.
  • Develop synthetic routes and perform synthesis of agreed target molecules

 

Ideal candidates will have a PhD in Organic Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry, with experience in multi-step organic syntheses. Industrial/ Post Doc experience is preferred but not essential.

 

 

Key words: Medicinal, Synthetic, Synthesis, Organic, Drug discovery, Drug development, Pharmaceutical