Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry NITD Multiple Openings

More than 8 million lives are lost every year to infectious and tropical diseases. Within the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR), the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases (NITD) situated in the San Francisco Bay Area is dedicated to finding new therapies to treat and prevent a range of noncommunicable and infectious conditions, with an emphasis on tropical diseases and viral pathogens. With full access to NIBR know-how, NITD has a highly collaborative culture and maintains close links with academic centers of excellence and a broad range of governmental, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations around the globe (e.g., Wellcome Trust, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Medicines for Malaria Venture, and Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative). NITD is renowned for applying cutting-edge technologies to the discovery of high-quality clinical candidates for the treatment of neglected diseases.<br><br>We are seeking a highly talented and motivated synthetic / medicinal chemist to join the Global Discovery Chemistry team at our NIBR / NITD Emeryville, CA site. Here, where we value your ideas, personal growth and career aspirations; you will be surrounded by and learn from curious, unbossed colleagues across multiple disciplines; you will be empowered to take smart risks, and to use your creativity and tenacity to work towards creating the next pharmaceutical.<br><br>Your responsibilities:<br><br>- Independently design compounds based off team or individual hypotheses, utilize novel methodologies and technologies, and carry out multi-step syntheses of small molecules<br>- Use contemporary medicinal chemistry principles to drive science to key decision points<br>- Analyze and interpret data, solve synthetic issues and design follow-up experiments<br>- Collaborate with peers and work effectively and efficiently as an important part of a cross-functional team<br>- Adhere to laboratory safety policies and practices <br><br>[#video#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXumFqhsHG8{#400,300#}#/video#]