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Synthetic organic/medicinal chemist with 10+ years combined experience in planning and conducting multi-step syntheses. Doctoral work involved the total synthesis of complex diterpene natural products. 5+ years industry experience in fast-paced environments engaged in medicinal chemistry discovery efforts towards a variety of therapeutic targets. Optimize leads for potency, selectivity, and ADME characteristics. Tenacious and creative problem-solver with ability to mentor and communicate results. Enjoys collaborating within an interdisciplinary team. Independently design synthetic routes, optimize reactions, and interpret analytical data. Strong hands-on experience with modern spectroscopic methods (NMR including 2D, FT-IR and UV-Vis), separations technology (silica gel chromatography, analytical and preparative HPLC, Biotage auto-purification system), GC-MS and LC-MS. Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), SciFinder, ChemDraw, ISIS/Draw, and Reaxys. Extremely resourceful, fast-learner with a passion for bettering the world through science and undertaking new challenges.Specialties: organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, drug discovery

Listed skills include Organic Chemistry, Organic Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry, Nmr Spectroscopy, and 9 others.