Senior Associate Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Responsibilities

• Design, synthesize, purify, and characterize chemical compounds (10 mg–5 g scale)
• Use modern analytical techniques such as LCMS, HPLC, and NMR
• Employ individual and automated parallel synthesis approaches
• Identify and optimize reaction conditions using screening kits
• Collaborate with high-throughput experimentation teams
• Analyze biological and ADME-PK data using cheminformatics tools
• Partner with computational chemists to leverage machine learning insights
• Present results to project teams and senior leadership

Requirements

• BS in Chemistry with 5+ years experience in pharma/biotech
• MS in Chemistry with 3+ years experience in pharma/biotech
• Proven skills in multi-step organic synthesis and reaction optimization
• Experience in SAR analysis and scientific presentation
• Ability to work onsite in San Diego

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior exposure to high-throughput experimentation
• Familiarity with ADME-PK principles
• 5+ years of experience contributing to drug discovery projects
• Experience with molecular modeling and structure-based drug design

Benefits

• Industry leading competitive pay
• Company paid healthcare
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary life insurance
• 401K matching
• Uncapped vacation
• Onsite gym and dining

About the Company

Iambic is a clinical-stage life-science and technology company developing novel medicines using its AI-driven discovery and development platform.