Post Doctoral Fellowship : Bangalore, Karnataka 560 100 India

Science jobs from Aurigene Discovery Technologies Limited: job description

Established in Bangalore, India, in 2002, Aurigene is a drug discovery
biotech with a proven track record of successful partnerships with 10
collaborators globally. Aurigene has a pipeline of 15 discovery
programs, at various stages from Hit Generation to late-stage
Pre-Clinical Optimization, and has filed multiple patents in these
Discovery Programs.
With proprietary Structural Biology and Fragment-based Drug Design
technology platforms, and experienced scientific leadership, Aurigene
is a fully integrated operation with expertise in Target Validation
Biology and Hit Generation to IND nomination. Focus TAs includes
Oncology, Metabolic disorders and Autoimmune/ Inflammatory diseases.

Postdoctoral fellowships are available for outstanding and ambitious
synthetic organic chemists in the Medicinal Chemistry Department.
Successful candidates must be highly motivated and able to work as
part of an interdisciplinary team focused on drug discovery. Since
candidates will be required to undergo an interview

Key Responsibilities
• Organic synthesis, purification, and analysis of novel small
molecule compounds
• Utilize various methods to perform synthesis under general direction
• Independently evaluate and troubleshoot synthesis problems

Required Skills
• Multi-step synthesis of small molecules and their characterizations
by techniques such as Chromatography, NMR, IR, MS & Spectrophotometry
• Parallel or combinatorial synthesis
• Medicinal Chemistry knowledge is desirable

Qualifications
• Fresh Ph. D in Organic / Medicinal Chemistry
• Knowledge of scientific principles and concepts in the field is expected
• Experience in the pharmaceutical industry will be considered advantageous
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work in teams

Duration: The position is for one year

Application

Interested candidates should send curriculum vitae, brief summary of
research experience and the names, email addresses with contact number
of 3 references, one of whom must be your current supervisor.

Visit the link: http://www.aurigene.com/