Drug Discovery Careers
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US West Coast
| Title | Area | Company | City | State or Country | Years Post-PhD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Scientist | https://careers-vibliome.icims.com/jobs/1543/principal-scientist%2c-medicinal-chemistry/job?mobile=true&needsRedirect=false | Medicinal Chemistry | Vibliome Therapeutics | Montana | MT | 10 | 10/01/2021 |
| Principal Scientist (Director) | https://gilead.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/gileadcareers/job/United-States---California---Foster-City/Principal-Scientist--Director---Drug-Metabolism-and-Pharmacokinetics_R0020883-2?sid=132&source=DrugHunter | Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics | Gilead Sciences | Foster City | CA | 10 | 07/19/2021 |
| Biology Group Leader | https://arcusbio.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=189 | Biology, Immunology, Pharmacology | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | Hayward | CA | 10 | |
| Director / Senior Director | https://getwork.com/details/3906aae21cf3979f04f386a588c7afb3 | Structural Biology and Protein Chemistry | Revolution Medicines | Redwood City | CA | 10 | 07/24/21 |
| Director/Senior Director | https://www.protagonist-inc.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a78879e789e32820178a39626ec4728&gns=DrugHunter | Medicinal Chemistry | Protagonist Therapeutics | Newark | CA | 10 | 08/07/21 |
| Director | https://jobs.jobvite.com/careers/eikontx/job/o5VWgfwW?__jvst=employee&__jvsd=s1Pdbjw2&__jvsc=LinkedIn&bid=nkZ12XwO | Drug Discovery Project Management | Eikon Therapeutics | Hayward | CA | 5 | 10/15/2021 |
| Head | https://nurabio.com/join-us/?gnk=job&gni=8a7885ac7c5da3a9017c85800ad62096&gns=LinkedIn%2BLimited | Medicinal Chemistry | Nura Bio | South San Francisco | CA | 15 | 10/18/21 |
| Associate Director | https://www.novartis.com/careers/career-search/job-details/329929br/associate-director-medicinal-chemistry-novartis-nibr-bay-area | Medicinal Chemistry | Novartis | Emeryville | CA | 10 | 10/20/21 |
| (Sr) Principal Scientist | https://www.novartis.us/careers/career-search/job-details/331682BR | Novartis | Emeryville | CA | 2 | 11/15/2021 | |
| Group Head | https://www.23andme.com/en-int/careers/jobs/5669839002/ | Development Sciences | 23andMe | South San Francisco | CA | 10 | 11/23/2021 |
| Director/Senior Director | https://www.revmed.com/careers-list?gh_jid=4757980003 | Medicinal Chemistry | Revolution Medicines | Redwood | CA | 13 | 04/12/2021 |
| VP | https://boards.greenhouse.io/pardesbiosciences/jobs/4292137004?gh_src=d9a584614us | Chemistry | Pardes Biosciences | San Diego | CA | 14 | 01/16/22 |
US East Coast
| Title | Area | Company | City | State or Country | Years Post-PhD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Drug Discovery Scientist | https://bit.ly/DESRcomp2021-07 | Drug Discovery | D. E. Shaw Research | New York | NY | 07/23/2021 | |
| Drug Discovery Biologist | https://bit.ly/DESRbiologist202107 | Biology | D. E. Shaw Research | New York | NY | 07/23/21 | |
| Principal Scientist | https://www.kymeratx.com/careers/?gh_jid=4425360003&gh_src=DrugHunter | Platform Chemistry | Kymera Therapeutics | Watertown | MA | 6 | 03/28/2021 |
| Principal Scientist | https://jobs.jnj.com/jobs/2005871501W?lang=en-us&previousLocale=DrugHunter | Medicinal Chemistry - Discovery Chemistry | Johnson and Johnson | Spring House | PA | 7 | 05/18/21 |
| Principal Scientist | https://jobs.jnj.com/jobs/2105941920W?lang=en-us&previousLocale=DrugHunter | Cheminformatics | Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C. | Spring House | PA | 6 | 06/09/2021 |
| Director | https://rometx.com/current-opportunities/director-chemistry/ | Chemistry | ROME Therapeutics | Cambridge | MA | 10 | |
| Principal Scientist | https://careers.sagerx.com/job/SAGEUSR000740EXTERNALENUS | Medicinal Chemistry | Sage Therapeutics | Cambridge | MA | 7 | 05/19/21 |
| Senior Principal Scientist/Director | https://boards.greenhouse.io/schrdinger/jobs/4107468003 | Chemistry, Medicinal | Schrodinger | New York | NY | 8 | |
| Principal Scientist | https://jobs.jnj.com/jobs/2005871501W?lang=en-us&previousLocale=en-US | Medicinal Chemistry - Discovery Chemistry | Johnson and Johnson | Spring House | PA | 7 | 10/08/2021 |
| Principal Scientist | https://jobs.vibrantm.com/job/Billerica-Principal-Scientist%2C-Medicinal-Chemistry-MA-01821/726717501/?locale=en_US&utm_campaign=LinkedinJobPostings&utm_source=LinkedinJobPostings&applySourceOverride=DrugHunter | Medicinal Chemistry | Merck | Billerica | MA | 5 | 10/20/2021 |
| Senior Scientist/Scientist | https://www.kymeratx.com/careers/?gh_jid=4489620003 | Platform Proteomics | Kymera Therapeutics | Watertown | MA | 7 | 10/22/2021 |
| Director | https://boards.greenhouse.io/springsworkstherapeutics/jobs/4163620004?gh_src=f6ef75ea4us | Discovery Chemistry | SpringWorks Therapeutic | Raleigh-Durham | NC | 9 | 09/11/2021 |
| Senior Scientist | https://jobs.jnj.com/jobs/2105941449W?lang=en-us&previousLocale=en-US | Medicinal Chemistry - Discovery Chemistry | Johnson & Johnson | Spring House | PA | 3 | 11/15/2021 |
| Chief Scientific Officer Oncology - Remote (with travel to CT 3 - 4 days/month) | https://jobs.lever.co/bioxceltherapeutics/ae125f80-d11c-4b84-bab2-85eeedc2d5c7/apply?lever-source=LinkedIn | BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc | Morristown | NJ | 15 | 11/16/2021 | |
| Principal Scientist/Associate Director | https://jobs.jobvite.com/mersana/job/oPXBhfwo | Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics (PKPD) | Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. | Cambridge | MA | 5 | 11/23/2021 |
| Vice President | https://www.cerevel.com/careers/job-description/?id=e7db6d6a-433a-4f1f-bc44-ef307816d7ae | Medicinal Chemistry | cerevel | Boston | MA | 15 | 01/01/2022 |
| Project Leader | https://boards.greenhouse.io/arvinas/jobs/4849311003?gh_src=d414f9933us | Medicinal Chemistry | Arvinas | New Haven | CT | 4 | 01/04/2022 |
International
| Title | Area | Company | City | State or Country | Years Post-PhD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Drug Hunter | https://bit.ly/3no1ULL | Computational Chemistry | Aqemia | Paris | FR | 10/22/21 | |
| Senior Principal Scientist – Project Team Lead (80-100%*) | https://www.novartis.com/careers/career-search/job-details/330244br/senior-principal-scientist-project-team-lead-80-100 | Novartis | CH | 7 | 05/11/2021 | ||
| Senior Scientist I | https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=13617&siteid=5260&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=2748758&codes=LIIN-W#jobDetails=2748758_5260 | Synthetic Organic/Medicinal Chemistry (80-100%*) | Novartis | Basel | CH | 7 | 11/11/2021 |
| Team Leader | https://careers.astrazeneca.com/job/oss/team-leader-medicinal-chemistry/7684/18285912608 | Medicinal Chemistry | AstraZeneca | North Brabant | NL | 5 | 11/23/2021 |
| Principal Scientist/Project Lead (all genders) | https://jobs.vibrantm.com/emd/job/Darmstadt-Principal-ScientistProject-Lead-(all-genders)-Medicinal-Chemistry-64293/753076001/ | Medicinal Chemistry | Merck | Darmstadt | DE | 3 | 12/15/2021 |