Principal Scientist Medicinal Chemistry Novartis NIBR East Bay

Job Description

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Is the number of chemists globally at the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR) who will be your colleagues, collaborators, mentors, and guides in the creation of new medicines. Global Discovery Chemistry, working across seven disease areas at NIBR, is seeking a highly talented and motivated chemist to join our team in Emeryville, CA.

Here, we value your ideas, professional development, and career aspirations. You will collaborate with and learn from curious colleagues across multiple scientific disciplines; you will have opportunities to explore the power of cutting-edge science and technology; you will be empowered to take smart risks and to use your creativity and resourcefulness to tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges.

We are looking for individuals with expertise in chemical science and scientific leadership skills. Successful candidates are:
(1) Insightful, collaborative, and decisive project contributors, (2) driven by the goal to create new medicines with urgency, (3) creative and curious lab-based scientists, and (4) dynamic individuals with high learning agility.

Your responsibilities:
• Contribute at all stages of the drug discovery process, from project inception to early development.
• Apply experience and innovative methods to solve difficult synthetic challenges and advise other chemists in the department locally and for NIBR globally.
• Work closely with other experts in multi-disciplinary teams to analyze complex data, identify key drug discovery issues, propose creative solutions, and execute on medicinal chemistry designs that guide teams to success and decision points.
• Develop leadership skills to help drive project strategy and provide insightful guidance to tackle medicinal chemistry problems.
• Work closely with computational chemistry colleagues and apply modern digital and data technologies to drug discovery.

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and take pride in maintaining a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, representative of the patients and communities we serve, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and empowers our people to unleash their full potential.

Minimum Requirements

What you will bring to the role:
• PhD organic chemistry, MS with 5+ years industrial experience, or BS with 10+ years industrial experience.
• A record of delivering innovative science from the lab exemplified by peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and/or patent inventorship.
• Strong laboratory presence and experience mentoring scientists.
• Aptitude for modern digital and data technologies
• Outstanding communication skills
• A natural curiosity and desire for learning and growth

Why Novartis?

766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!

Imagine what you could do here at Novartis!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals in need of a reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or disability for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call +1 (877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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