# Scientist I, Medicinal Chemistry at Nurix AI

- Company: Nurix AI
- What the company does: AI agents that run your enterprise workflows and get measurably better over time. 150+ enterprises live in production across retail, insurance, and financial services. Backed by Accel and General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.nurix.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: The Woodlands, Texas
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $141K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-12
- Apply by: 2026-11-26
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nurix/jobs/8884614002?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nurix-ai-scientist-i-medicinal-chemistry/

## 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

Tags: Medicinal Chemistry

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