Cheminformatics Expert (self-employed)

Position Title:

Cheminformatics expert/Computational Chemist (self-employed)

Location:

San Diego, South California, USA

Job Description:

This position will be responsible to perform all essential functions related to the needs of the purchasing and sales departments;

To identify and evaluate commercially available compounds for screening and building blocks;
To liaison effectively with internal and external collaborators;
To work effectively with the suppliers and customers;
To work effectively under pressure and tight timelines;
To build collaborations with academic and industrial investigators;
To identify, evaluate and build effective relationships with potential vendors;

Candidates should be comfortable with the puchase and sale of compound libraries, custom synthesis and other medicinal chemistry services. Commission based position paid on the value of services sold.

Qualifications Desired:

experience in drug discovery and other life science services;
M.D. or PhD in the area of computational chemistry or related field;
experience in the area of cheminformatics;
supporting small molecule drug discovery efforts either at a pharmaceutical or a biotech company;
experience in computational and medicinal chemistry;
experience in structure-based drug design (desired);
highly motivated self-starter who enjoys an element of ambiguity and is willing to adapt to a changing environment;

Compensation:

Part time position paid on the value of services acccomplished.

Description Of Company:

Aurora Fine Chemicals, a global services company with the operations in the US and Europe(Austria). Founded in 1990 in Graz, Austria, Aurora is a team of professional employees providing pre-clinical chemistry services, scale up, and manufacture of fine chemicals to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

Application Instructions:

If you are interested, please e-mail to [email protected]