Junior Researcher: Organic Chemistry
Do you have an interest in understanding complex molecular interactions? Are you an experienced organic chemist with a passion for chemical biology? Join our Organic Chemistry team as a Junior Researcher and play a key role in designing and preparing small molecule precursors for various departments.
What will be your responsibilities?
- Design and preparation of small molecule precursors for other departments which will include multistep synthesis (exemplified by kinase inhibitors, steroid structures, peptides, sugar chemistry etc.).
- Chemical biology will be also large part of the job (conjugation to proteins, oligonucleotides and subsequent purification of the conjugates and their characterization).
- All work will be done in close collaboration with the head of chemistry.
What are the requirements?
- You finished Master’s or PhD degree in organic chemistry or related fields.
- You have at least several years of laboratory work (time of PhD studies is counted).
- You have experience with anhydrous conditions reactions.
- Knowledge of purification methods such as column chromatography, TLC, HPLC or GPC and LC-MS analysis is highly desirable.
- You have basic knowledge of NMR analysis.
- You are a self-motivated professional with a positive attitude and team spirit, willing to work in multiple roles (working both as a researcher as well as a production specialist).
What do we offer?
- Full-time employment contract with the place of work in Vestec near Prague.
- Opportunity to work on novel concepts in a young and dynamic biotech company with world-class research and a strong future growth.
- A friendly work team motivated by improving the lives of people through development of new drugs and diagnostics.
- Active sharing of know-how within the company, development of knowledge and skills.
- Competitive salary reflecting your seniority and the opportunity for career growth.
- Various employee benefits: 5 weeks paid vacation, meal voucher allowance, sick days, pension contribution, Multisport card, refreshments and excellent coffee at the workplace, and more!
About Us
We are a successful biotech startup with unique products and global ambitions. We have four main research and business segments: human molecular diagnostics, PCR reagents for life sciences, monoclonal antibodies and small molecule drug discovery. In all these segments we are bringing unique products to the global market.
We are both research oriented and successful in business. Our products are based on internal cutting-edge multidisciplinary research. We also actively seek for new market opportunities, and in past years we have thus become the largest developer and manufacturer of COVID-19 PCR diagnostics in the Czech Republic. We are now continuing our mission of providing our own products in multiple different biotechnological areas.
Even though we started the company just in 2018, we have already grown to over 100 employees. From the beginning, we aim to run long-term, ambitious projects with a global impact. If you join us, you will be a part of the creation of a unique biotechnology company which is the first of its kind in Central Europe.
If you are interested, we are looking forward to receiving your CV and a Cover Letter (describe your experience, ambitions and skills you can contribute, and explain why you want to work for us in this particular position).