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Sr. Scientist, NMR Spectroscopist Job

Employer
Merck
Location
Kenilworth NJ
Closing date
Oct 25, 2016

Job Details

Sr. Scientist, NMR Spectroscopist-CHE004859

Description

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A. known as Merck in the United States and Canada, is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.

Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of an individual like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.


Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopist:

In this role you will be a member of a global NMR structure elucidation team providing support to Merck's discovery and development pipeline. Work performed in the global NMR group includes, but is not limited to, structure elucidation and characterization of compounds being developed by medicinal chemistry, support for process development in process chemistry as well structure elucidation of metabolites, impurities, degradants and unknowns. You will interact with world-class scientists in a professional work environment at our state-of-the-art research facilities.

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual, who, while capable of working independently, understands and values cross-functional teamwork and our common mission to develop new therapeutic solutions to unmet medical needs. You will collaborate with synthetic, purification and analytical chemists in solving challenging structural problems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in small molecule structure elucidation using instrumentation such as NMR and mass spectrometry and the use of chromatography for sample isolation and purification.

Qualifications

Education:

- Required: PhD

- Preferred: Degree concentration in chemistry

Required:

- A minimum of 1 year of experience in the use of NMR methodologies in the area of small organic molecule structure elucidation (e.g., natural products, pharmaceuticals, etc.).

- Experience in the implementation, set-up and fine-tuning of new NMR experiments

- Proficient with NMR pulse programming (Bruker).

- Experience in structure elucidation of organic compounds, small molecules and natural products.

- Experience in the use of Bruker and Agilent NMR software and hardware.

- Technically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot instrument problems.

- IT literate with the ability to manipulate data work-flows in a networked environment (e.g., Linux and Windows OS, macros, scripts, etc.).

- Good working knowledge of organic chemistry.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Customer focused and driven to continually work towards technical and process improvements.

- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

Preferred:

- 4 years of experience in the use of NMR methodologies in the area of small organic molecule structure elucidation (e.g., natural products, pharmaceuticals, etc.).

- Experience in mass spectrometry and chromatography

Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our Company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.

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Job: Chemistry

Job Title:Sr. Scientist, Chemistry

Primary Location: NA-US-NJ-Kenilworth

Other Locations: NA-US-NJ-Rahway

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Number of Openings: 1

Company Trade Name:Merck

Company

Our vision is to make a difference in the lives of people globally through our innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, consumer health and animal products. We aspire to be the best healthcare company in the world and are dedicated to providing leading innovations and solutions for tomorrow.

We have made it our mission to provide innovative, distinctive products and services that save and improve lives, satisfy customer needs and to be recognized as a great place to work

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