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Senior Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Ideaya Biosciences · South San Francisco HQ · On-site

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About Ideaya Biosciences

Discover IDEAYA Biosciences' precision oncology approach targeting cancer vulnerabilities to develop transformative therapies for hard-to-treat cancers. Backed by GV.

About the role

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual with significant pharmaceutical industry experience to join our multidisciplinary team as a discovery medicinal chemist. The successful candidate will impact programs by being highly productive in lab and by rationally proposing target molecules that overcome liabilities to deliver clinical candidates molecules. You will be a part of dynamic, cross-functional teams that successfully deliver drug discovery pipeline goals.

What they're looking for

  • Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry with 0-3 years of pharmaceutical industry medicinal chemistry experience
  • Ability to keep good scientific records
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain high productivity in the lab and synthesize complicated chemical structures at the pace required to impact medicinal chemistry programs while maintaining high safety standards
  • Ability to develop new chemistry that is both practical and scalable
  • Ability to regularly troubleshoot synthetic problems and provide practical and creative solutions
  • Ability to keep good scientific records
More about this role

IDEAYA's Non-Solicitation Policy strictly prohibits agencies and recruiters from any contact and communication with IDEAYA employees, managers, and leaders to submit unsolicited candidate resumes and/or to solicit business partnerships . Submission of unsolicited candidate resumes by agencies or recruiters with or without a contract in place with IDEAYA Biosciences Inc. will not create any implied obligation. Failure to comply with this policy will result in disqualification from current and future business opportunities with IDEAYA Biosciences. All recruiting and talent agency decisions are strictly managed by the internal IDEAYA Human Resources function. All communication by external agencies and recruiters must be directed to humanresources@ideayabio.com. We ask that you only email your interest once.

Job Summary

IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored,...

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