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Scientist I, Medicinal Chemistry

Nurix AI · The Woodlands, Texas · On-site

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About Nurix AI

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About the role

Join Nurix's medicinal chemistry group to design and synthesize novel small molecules for patients with unmet medical needs. You'll apply structure-based drug design, supported by our computational and structural biology teams, as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary project team. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Design and synthesize novel chemical entities optimized for potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics, and in vivo efficacy, using modern synthetic methods and creative strategies to access challenging molecules
  • Engage in rational structure-based drug discovery enabled by our computational and structural biology group
  • Apply strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot challenges and identify practical solutions
  • Design and execute high-quality experiments, critically analyze results, and use data to form hypotheses and guide next steps
  • Advance structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies by contributing to compound design
  • Stay current with advances in synthetic and medicinal chemistry and apply relevant methods to project work
More about this role

Join Nurix's medicinal chemistry group to design and synthesize novel small molecules for patients with unmet medical needs. You'll apply structure-based drug design, supported by our computational and structural biology teams, as part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary project team.

  • Design and synthesize novel chemical entities optimized for potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics, and in vivo efficacy, using modern synthetic methods and creative strategies to access challenging molecules
  • Engage in rational structure-based drug discovery enabled by our computational and structural biology group
  • Apply strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot challenges and identify practical solutions
  • Design and execute high-quality experiments, critically analyze results, and use data to form hypotheses and guide next steps
  • Advance structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies by contributing to compound design
  • Collaborate with scientists in computational chemistry, structural biology, biochemistry and biophysics, cellular biology, pharmacology, DMPK, and toxicology, as well as external collaborators, to integrate multidisciplinary data and advance project objectives
  • Stay current...

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Medicinal Chemistry

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