Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Chemical Research

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
San Diego, California, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
 
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
 
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry to be located in San Diego, CA.

Purpose:

The Discovery Sciences group is committed to the delivery of high-quality drug candidates working with all six Janssen Therapeutic Areas (TAs).

This mission requires deep scientific expertise in a number of disciplines including chemistry, cellular and molecular pharmacology, enzymology, and screening technologies coupled with an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.

Building on a strong legacy of success, we are currently seeking an outstanding individual to join our team as a Senior Scientist, Discovery Chemistry.

This position will be based at our drug discovery site in La Jolla, CA.

We are seeking experienced medicinal chemists with outstanding organic synthesis expertise to advance small molecule drug discovery programs toward the clinic, with a focus on generating therapeutics employing targeted degradation strategies.

This individual will be a key member of a dynamic and collaborative cross-functional team developing a targeted protein degrader and ubiquitin ligase platform across Janssen. In this laboratory-based position, the successful candidate will partner with both internal and external medicinal chemistry teams to generate innovative solutions to synthetic and medicinal chemistry challenges within the context of both traditional small molecule and targeted protein degrader-based drug discovery projects.

She/he will maintain close interactions with computer assisted design scientists, biologists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical development scientists.

Strong people skills and the ability to thrive in a team and goal driven environment are key attributes. 

You will be responsible...