Lead Advisor – Scientific, Computational Chemistry, Advanced Molecular Design
Eli Lilly and Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • Colorado • United States
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Salary
💰 $138,000 - $224,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Structure-based design efforts for the lead/late-stage optimization of small molecule therapeutics across a range of therapeutic areas
- Play a key role in prioritizing medicinal chemistry efforts through critical analysis and effective decision-making leading to highly focused work and rapid progress
- Ensure the timely delivery of data and results to project teams to enable rapid iterative design cycles
- Maintain critical timelines and set team expectations for efficient delivery of clinical candidates
- Work closely with other discovery scientists to move our portfolio of molecules from leads to quality drug candidates that have a strong potential to become breakthrough drugs
Requirements
- PhD with 0 to 5 years of Drug Discovery research experience
- A scientific background in computational chemistry and related technology applied to guide compound optimization for medicinal chemists
- Proactive and effective collaboration with medicinal chemistry, structural biology, and other disciplines to achieve project goals and timelines
- Strong core desire to help patients in need
- Deep-thinking that leads to creative hypotheses for the optimization of lead series across multiple projects
- A strong desire to establish a deeper understanding of all aspects of drug discovery, including small molecule-protein interactions, ADME, and toxicological considerations
- A desire to continually stay up to date with the latest industry developments and novel techniques employed in discovery including AI and machine learning models
- Knowledge of lead optimization using structure-based design and other aspects of computational chemistry
- Agility and adaptability to change research priorities as necessary for success
Benefits
- eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k)
- pension
- vacation benefits
- eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
- flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts)
- life insurance and death benefits
- certain time off and leave of absence benefits
- well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
computational chemistrylead optimizationstructure-based designsmall molecule therapeuticsADMEtoxicological considerationsAImachine learning models
Soft Skills
critical analysiseffective decision-makingproactive collaborationdeep-thinkingcreativityagilityadaptability
Certifications
PhD