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Associate Principal Scientist, Computational Chemistry Job

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Associate Principal Scientist, Computational Chemistry-CHE004937

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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.


The Modeling and Informatics group is seeking creative, self-motivated computational chemists with exceptional interpersonal and problem solving skills to join our scientific teams in Boston, MA or West Point, PA.

The successful candidates will be responsible for the design and optimization of novel drug candidates using advanced computational techniques. In addition to participating in Merck’s medicinal chemistry programs, the applicants will be expected to continue research in new areas of molecular modeling relevant to the drug discovery and development process.

Qualifications

Education:

- Ph.D. in chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, or equivalent with a computational emphasis

Required:

- 3 years of drug discovery experience in industry
- Strong communication skills
- The ability to work well in multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of creative application of computational approaches to problems of pharmaceutical interest

Preferred:

- Excellent track record of publications, posters, and speaking engagements
- Experience in modern molecular modeling techniques (docking, molecular simulation, homology modeling, quantum mechanics, QSAR, ligand- and structure-based design) with modern software packages (Schrodinger, OpenEye, CCG)
- Experience in scientific programming (Perl, Python, Pipeline Pilot) and data analytics (Spotfire)

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:Assoc Prin. Scientist, Chemistry

Primary Location: NA-US-MA-Boston

Other Locations: NA-US-PA-West Point

Employee Status: Regular

Travel: No

Number of Openings: 2

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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