NMR Spectroscopist Job
- Employer
- Merck
- Location
- West Point PA
- Closing date
- Sep 20, 2017
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NMR Spectroscopist-CHE005364
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. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its 125-year legacy. Merck’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
Merck is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world’s premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today, we’re doubling down on this goal. Merck Research Laboratories is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow, and will take Merck’s leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.
In this role you will be a member of a global Structure Elucidation (SE) team providing support to Merck's modality agnostic discovery and development pipeline. Work performed in the SE Group includes, but is not limited to, structure elucidation and characterization of compounds being synthesized by medicinal chemistry, support for process development, structure elucidation of metabolites for drug metabolism studies, and identification of process impurities, drug product degradants, and other unknowns.
The chosen candidate will interact with a diverse array of world-class scientists in a professional work environment and will be focused on making impactful contributions to pipeline projects through NMR problem solving. The role will also emphasize NMR hardware support for the West Point, PA NMR facility and the selected individual will be the primary contact for service and repair of these instruments.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual, who, while capable of working independently, understands and values cross-functional team-work and our common mission to invent and develop new therapeutic solutions to unmet medical needs. You will collaborate with synthetic, purification, computational, and analytical chemists in solving challenging structural problems.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in small molecule and peptide characterization using NMR spectroscopy. Experience in advanced molecular modeling methods and density functional theory calculations would be preferred.
Qualifications
Education:
- PhD in Chemistry, Biophysics, Biochemistry or equivalent degree
Required:
- A minimum of 5 years experience in structure elucidation with a proven track record of accomplishments in the area of small organic molecule structure elucidation (e.g., natural products, pharmaceuticals, peptides, etc.).
- Comprehensive knowledge of NMR instrumentation, methodology and software.
- Good knowledge of organic chemistry.
- Highly skilled in the use and maintenance of Bruker and/or Varian NMR software and hardware including cryoprobes and the application of NMR automation tools.
- Technically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot complex instrument problems (e.g., automation, robotic systems, etc.).
- IT literate with the ability to manipulate data workflows in a networked environment (e.g., Windows and Linux OS, macros, scripts, etc.).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Customer focused and driven to continually work towards technical and process improvements.
- Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Preferred:
- Experience in mass spectrometry and chromatography
- Experience in a medicinal or process chemistry environment
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, we’re inventing for life.
If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully:
Merck is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:
EEOC Poster
EEOC GINA Supplement
SAPAGP2017
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
Job: Chemistry
Job Title:Assoc Prin. Scientist, Chemistry
Primary Location: NA-US-PA-West Point
Other Locations: NA-US-NJ-Rahway
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Number of Openings: 1
Company Trade Name:Merck
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. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where Merck has codified its 125-year legacy. Merck’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
Merck is on a quest for cures and is committed to being the world’s premier, most research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. Today, we’re doubling down on this goal. Merck Research Laboratories is a true scientific research facility of tomorrow, and will take Merck’s leading discovery capabilities and world-class small molecule and biologics R&D expertise to create breakthrough science that radically changes the way we approach serious diseases.
In this role you will be a member of a global Structure Elucidation (SE) team providing support to Merck's modality agnostic discovery and development pipeline. Work performed in the SE Group includes, but is not limited to, structure elucidation and characterization of compounds being synthesized by medicinal chemistry, support for process development, structure elucidation of metabolites for drug metabolism studies, and identification of process impurities, drug product degradants, and other unknowns.
The chosen candidate will interact with a diverse array of world-class scientists in a professional work environment and will be focused on making impactful contributions to pipeline projects through NMR problem solving. The role will also emphasize NMR hardware support for the West Point, PA NMR facility and the selected individual will be the primary contact for service and repair of these instruments.
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual, who, while capable of working independently, understands and values cross-functional team-work and our common mission to invent and develop new therapeutic solutions to unmet medical needs. You will collaborate with synthetic, purification, computational, and analytical chemists in solving challenging structural problems.
The ideal candidate will have expertise in small molecule and peptide characterization using NMR spectroscopy. Experience in advanced molecular modeling methods and density functional theory calculations would be preferred.
Qualifications
Education:
- PhD in Chemistry, Biophysics, Biochemistry or equivalent degree
Required:
- A minimum of 5 years experience in structure elucidation with a proven track record of accomplishments in the area of small organic molecule structure elucidation (e.g., natural products, pharmaceuticals, peptides, etc.).
- Comprehensive knowledge of NMR instrumentation, methodology and software.
- Good knowledge of organic chemistry.
- Highly skilled in the use and maintenance of Bruker and/or Varian NMR software and hardware including cryoprobes and the application of NMR automation tools.
- Technically inclined with the ability to troubleshoot complex instrument problems (e.g., automation, robotic systems, etc.).
- IT literate with the ability to manipulate data workflows in a networked environment (e.g., Windows and Linux OS, macros, scripts, etc.).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Customer focused and driven to continually work towards technical and process improvements.
- Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Preferred:
- Experience in mass spectrometry and chromatography
- Experience in a medicinal or process chemistry environment
Your role at Merck is integral to helping the world meet new breakthroughs that affect generations to come, and we’re counting on your skills and inventiveness to help make meaningful contributions to global medical advancement. At Merck, we’re inventing for life.
If you need an accommodation for the application process please email us at staffingaadar@merck.com.
Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully:
Merck is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Merck via email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Merck. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Merck as a result of the referral or through other means.
For more information about personal rights under Equal Employment Opportunity, visit:
EEOC Poster
EEOC GINA Supplement
SAPAGP2017
Merck is an equal opportunity employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – proudly embracing diversity in all of its manifestations.
Job: Chemistry
Job Title:Assoc Prin. Scientist, Chemistry
Primary Location: NA-US-PA-West Point
Other Locations: NA-US-NJ-Rahway
Employee Status: Regular
Travel: Yes, 10 % 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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