Job Description

Job Posting #: 922272

Position: Postdoctoral Researcher

Union: Non-Union

Site: Toronto Western Hospital - Krembil Research Institute

Department: Centre for Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery (CMCDD)

Reports to: Principal Investigator

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy

Status: Temporary Full-Time (1 year)

Shifts: N/A

Posted Date: July 18, 2023

Closing Date: September 18, 2023

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Position Summary

Several Postdoctoral positions are available immediately for synthetic organic or medicinal chemists within the center of Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery at the Krembil Research Institute, UHN. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team tasked with translating new biological discoveries into druggable targets. The position will be focused on multi-step synthesis of novel small molecules that will be tested in various biological assays conducted within PIs laboratories at Krembil and UHN. The successful candidate will join a vibrant multi-disciplinary academic research group.

Duties

• Design and synthesize new chemical entity small molecules as putative drug platforms.
• Conduct multi-step synthesis of small molecules using state of the art synthetic organic chemistry methods.
• Conduct structure and ligand-based design and basic molecular modelling.
• Work collaboratively with expert researchers across a multitude of disease biology areas and other scientific disciplines.
• Conduct due diligence on potential therapeutic targets.

Qualifications

• Expertise and experience in standard techniques of synthetic organic chemistry.
• Effective team player with strong, collaborative trouble-shooting skills. Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams is an asset.
• Solid documentation skills and organizational ability.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Basic knowledge of key concepts in biochemistry and pharmacology is an asset.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP

) * Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service

• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN\'s attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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