Scientist in High-Throughput Experimentation / Chemical Reaction Screening
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In Roche’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organization (pRED), we make transformative medicines for patients to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicine. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.
This position is located in Preclinical Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (pCMC), a department within the small molecule research organization in pRED Therapeutic Modalities, where we pave, in a diverse, ambitious and innovative environment, the path to bring drug candidates from early research into development.
Our role is to turn molecules into drugs by discovering the best way of making them. High-throughput experimentation (HTE) is a key part of this process and enables the fast discovery of good reaction conditions. We are a small team within pCMC that covers a wide range of chemistries, ranging from Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions to racemate cleavages and solubility measurements.
You communicate with internal customers, elucidate their goals, and subsequently design screenings utilizing previous data and your chemical knowledge
You execute reaction screenings in the lab as part of our team, analyze the data and draw conclusions from them
You develop our screening platform further by introducing new chemistry and improving data processing & analysis
You have a Master’s or PhD in Chemistry and are keen to apply your knowledge with practical work in the lab using screening technology.
You also have good data analysis and coding skills to work on improving our home-growndata workflow and/or a strong foundation in synthetic organic chemistry.
You are a flexible team player, demonstrating pragmatism - These are essential characteristics to succeed in our dynamic environment.
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
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Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.
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