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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Hamilton, New Jersey

Performs multiple step synthesis of small organic molecules for pharmacological evaluation in support of predevelopment drug discovery programs utilizing the latest technologies to design, isolate and analyze prepared targets

Hopewell, New Jersey

Responsible for purification, spectroscopic analysis and registration of small organic molecules from various chemical series of within BMS discovery research programs. Assist with recruitment and phone screening of Spectrix new hires to serve as BMS contractors. Acting Spectrix Analytical safety officer at Hopewell facilities.Instruments: Dionex LC Prep.

New Brunswick, NJ

• Coordinated instrument relocation across facilities. Trained scientists on usage and general maintenance of LCMS system.
• Provided troubleshooting expertise for LCMS.
• Resolved equipment issues with preferred vendor.

• Designed and synthesized molecules for evaluation as antimicrobial agents
• Collaborated with computational chemists to implement compound acquisition and target design
• Evaluated antibacterial profile of synthesized and acquired compounds to determine structure activity relationship within various chemical series
• Managed equipment acquisition and inventory management of laboratory operations
• Prepared documentation in support of patent application filings and publications
• Performed routine maintenance of LCMS

Princeton, NJ

• Research Scientist II- Designed and synthesized target molecules for pharmacological evaluation as CNS agents, resulting in the development of several candidates for preclinical evaluation
• Utilized pharmaceutical profiling, molecular modeling and structure activity relationships to propose and design molecular targets.
• Developed synthetic methodology for the preparation of CNS target molecules
• Utilized high throughput technology to prepare arrays in support of CNS programs
• Evaluated pharmaceutical profile of compounds for additional characterization
• Maintained working knowledge of SAR in support of CNS programs