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Medicinal Chemistry Placement

We are establishing a new state-of-the-art research facility in London. With a mission of turning breakthrough science into meaningful and impactful medicines, the research focus is on cellular ageing and mechanisms of homeostasis and resilience, the basis of some of the most challenging diseases facing our ageing population.

Job Overview: 

This role will be based in London on a Hybrid working arrangement. 

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we follow the science, we can deliver great medicines. We believe that a research-driven enterprise, dedicated to world-class science, can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe. 

This is an opportunity to join our talented and dedicated chemistry team, located in the Francis Crick Research Institute in London, as a placement student and help build a strong foundation for success in your future scientific career.

The London-based facility combines our leading drug discovery capabilities and world-class research and development expertise with the best of the regions’ talent and has a mission of turning breakthrough science into meaningful and impactful medicines. 

We are looking for enthusiastic students who will potentially pursue a career in chemistry and are interested in cutting-edge technology to design and synthesise drugs of the future.

Duties:

• Focus on Results
• Become competent in the use of standard and advanced laboratory equipment
• Under guidance, synthesise compounds that will allow project teams to make key decisions and advance projects
• Communication and Collaboration
• Ask questions, having a placement is about learning
• Present results and ideas in writing, and in meetings as verbal updates and presentations
• Maintaining our organisation’s high standards of ethics and safety:
• Keep up to date records of experiments in an electronic notebook
• Comply with our organisation’s laboratory safety rules and philosophy
• Gain Experience
• As part of your duties within the team you will get the opportunity to gain experience in the following drug discovery activities:
• Design of compounds to modulate biological targets
• Synthesis of compounds for biological profiling
• Application of molecular modelling techniques in molecular design

Requirements:

• You will be looking to complete a 12-month student internship as part of your undergraduate degree.
• Studying a chemistry discipline
• Strong preference/interest in organic synthesis

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. 

To request reasonable adjustments, email earlytalentuk@msd.com. This will help us facilitate equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities or specific needs during the recruitment process.

About MSD

At MSD, we are inspired by a shared vision and mission to save and improve lives.

For 130 years, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases in pursuit of our mission to save and improve lives. We demonstrate our commitment to patients and population health by increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, we continue to be at the forefront of research to prevent and treat diseases that threaten people and animals — including cancer, infectious diseases such as HIV and Ebola, and emerging animal diseases — as we aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world.

We are officially certified by the Top Employer Institute and been awarded the exclusive Top Employer United Kingdom Certification for the fourth year running.