- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Principal
- 8–10 years
Lead medicinal chemistry initiatives within multidisciplinary teams, driving design, synthesis, and optimization of small molecules for animal health drug discovery.
Responsibilities
- Drive the design and optimization of novel small molecules
- Lead medicinal chemistry initiatives within multidisciplinary teams
- Serve as a key medicinal chemistry figure on multidisciplinary project teams
- Direct synthetic chemistry efforts with external CROs and internal partners
- Leverage cutting-edge drug discovery technologies
Requirements
- PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or a related scientific discipline
- Nice to have: postdoctoral experience
- Nice to have: modern drug discovery technologies such as DEL, computational chemistry, or AI/ML-enabled molecular design
- Nice to have: strong track record of advancing small-molecule discovery programs toward preclinical development
- Nice to have: prior research experience in the animal health industry