Postdoctoral Fellow – Medicinal or Organic Chemistry

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Job date: 2015-01-15
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Company : SRI International 

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Role : Postdoc 


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Job Description:
We are seeking an enthusiastic scientist to work in our Center for Chemical Biology. Candidates are expected to bring contemporary chemical approaches necessary to participate in research programs relating to the design, discovery, or mechanism of action of biological active substances.

The successful candidate will design, synthesize, purify, and characterize molecules for evaluation in ongoing research programs. The position will participate in our team-based organization consisting of multiple disciplines (primarily chemistry, high-throughput screening, biochemistry and biology). Excellent communication skills are thus desirable. Specific research objectives may include the design and synthesis of chemical probes, solid-phase synthesis, scale-up chemistry, new research development, and client interactions.

About SRI Biosciences:
SRI Biosciences carries out basic research, drug discovery, and drug development. SRI has all of the resources necessary to take R&D from initial discoveries to clinical trials. SRI's product pipeline has yielded marketed drugs, therapeutics currently in human testing, and additional programs at earlier stages. SRI Biosciences offers a wide range of contract research organization (CRO) services, helping government and industry clients and partners advance drugs and other biomedical products toward commercialization. SRI is also working to create the next generation of technologies in areas such as diagnostics, drug delivery, medical devices, and systems biology.

About SRI International:
Innovations from SRI International have created new industries, billions of dollars of marketplace value, and lasting benefits to society—touching our lives every day. SRI, a nonprofit research and development institute based in Silicon Valley, brings its innovations to the marketplace through technology licensing, new products, and spin-off ventures. Government and business clients come to SRI for pioneering R&D and solutions in computing and communications, chemistry and materials, education, energy, health and pharmaceuticals, national defense, robotics, sensing, and more.

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Experience: The successful candidate is expected to be an independent self-starter with experience and knowledge of contemporary synthetic organic chemistry. Excellent communication, writing, and organizational skills are a must. The person should be motivated to contribute intellectually in a dynamic team environment.


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