Research Scientist II/Senior Research Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

Position

We seek a motivated, detail-oriented, experienced and creative chemist to join our Discovery team at Iambic Therapeutics in San Diego, CA. The role will entail managing external research support, coordinating with the medicinal chemistry and HTE team to facilitate compound library campaigns, and drug discovery efforts. Candidate should be motivated to work in an intensely collaborative, multidisciplinary, team-based setting. This position will be based in our San Diego Headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of FTEs/FFS teams at external CROs to drive molecular discovery efforts aimed to deliver intermediates, final targets, and reference compounds.
• Support proposal development, scope definition, purchase orders, change orders, resource and FTE planning, budgeting, and commercial alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and manage integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, priorities, resources, action items, and deliverables to ensure effective and on-time execution.
• Identify delivery risks, assess potential impacts, escalate critical issues, and drive resolution to maintain project momentum
• Act as a liaison between Iambic, CROs, and other external collaborators
• Communicate project updates clearly and effectively to the broader team and key stakeholders
• Work as a senior member of the Chemistry research group and foster a culture of scientific excellence, innovation, and teamwork

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry with 3+ years of Pharma/bio-tech drug discovery experience.
• Strong foundation in modern organic synthetic methods as exemplified by peer-reviewed publication track record.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and dynamic research environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to clearly convey technical results to vendors, colleagues and cross-functional partners.
• Prior expertise in CRO management; demonstrated examples of problem solving within tight timelines.
• Experience in managing vendor relationships and performance, exemplified by eliminating obstacles to maximize the value of external workflows.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented.

Mission & Core Values

Our mission is to deliver better medicines through innovations in AI-based discovery technologies. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where a diverse group of talented humans work together to discover therapeutics and create technologies.

Pay and Benefits

We offer industry leading competitive pay, company paid healthcare, flexible spending accounts, voluntary life insurance, 401K matching, and uncapped vacation to our team. We are in a brand-new state-of-the art facility in beautiful San Diego with an onsite gym, dining, and easy access to great places to live and play.