2019 Merck Information Session and Campus Recruiting
Information Session
Monday, July 15th at 6:00pm in the Chemistry Gazebo. Pizza will be provided.
Networking Lunch*
(*Non-applicants in year 2-4 and postdocs -To RSVP, please e-mail chemistry-events [at] stanford.edu (chemistry-events[at]stanford[dot]edu))
Tuesday, July 16th at 12:00pm. in the Bing Dining Hall
Open Positions
Please apply on Handshake by Sunday, July 7th at 11:59pm for the Discovery and Process Chemistry positions and by Thursday, July 11th at 11:59pm for the Analytical Chemistry position. Interviews for selected candidates will be held on Tuesday, July 16th in the Sapp Center.
Discovery Chemistry
Merck is currently seeking exceptional chemists for positions within the Discovery Chemistry Department. The successful candidate will join multidisciplinary, highly collaborative discovery teams to invent novel medicines through a combination of innovative synthetic chemistry and analysis of diverse data sets to build structure-activity relationships. Additionally, the successful candidate will generate novel, testable hypotheses to enable clear decision making. Furthermore, he/she will help identify and validate new targets through chemistry and will be responsible for collaborative engagement with the external scientific community. Success across this spectrum of activities will necessitate the application of the latest advances in chemistry and the development of innovative approaches to address new chemistry challenges. To accomplish the above, the successful candidate must have excellent interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills in a team environment.
Process Chemistry
Merck is currently seeking exceptional chemists for positions within the Process Chemistry organization. A successful candidate will be joining a group of innovative scientists with broad deliverables ranging from the design of manufacturing routes for drug candidates to building on our state-of-the-art catalysis capabilities. A Ph.D. in chemistry with experience in methodology/catalysis (including chemocatalysis, biocatalysis and heterogeneous catalysis), total synthesis, physical organic chemistry, or flow chemistry is required, along with a proven track record of solving complex problems. Candidates must possess strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Analytical Chemistry
The Analytical Research & Development department of Merck Research Laboratories is seeking applicants for a Senior Scientist position. The Senior Scientist is a laboratory-based scientific role tasked with solving complex analytical problems at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, and lab informatics disciplines to enable development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), biologics, and vaccines. The successful candidate must function well and be able to collaborate in a diverse, fast-paced, integrated, multidisciplinary team environment. Research experience should demonstrate successful application of state-of-the-art analytical techniques to solve problems across scientific disciplines, including: separations (HPLC / SFC/ GC / CE / IC), spectroscopy, (NMR, UV-VIS / IR / Fluorescence / Raman), mass spectrometry (LC-MS, GC-MS, MALDI), solid-state analysis (X-ray diffraction, DVS, DSC, TGA and microscopy), biochemistry (ELISA, cell based assays, SDS-PAGE gels, western blots) as well as classical wet chemistry techniques. Additional experience in synthetic / physical organic chemistry, molecular biology, process analytical technology (PAT), or lab automation / informatics is considered a plus. Applicants must have effective organizational, multi-tasking, oral / written communications skills, show scientific leadership, and a desire to conduct research and publish. In addition, experience leading small groups of technical personnel and analytical projects will aid in distinguishing candidates.