Senior Scientist/Principal Scientist - Medicinal Chemistry

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Senior Scientist/Principal Scientist - Medicinal Chemistry Location: Houston, TX: Nurix Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted protein degradation medicines, the next frontier in innovative drug design aimed at improving treatment options for patients with cancer and inflammatory diseases. Powered by a fully AI-integrated discovery engine capable of tackling any protein class, and coupled with unparalleled ligase expertise, Nurix’s dedicated team has built a formidable advantage in translating the science of targeted protein degradation into clinical advancements. Nurix aims to establish degrader-based treatments at the forefront of patient care, writing medicine’s next chapter with a new script to outmatch disease. Position: We are seeking a talented and highly motivated individual with a strong background in synthetic organic chemistry to join our medicinal chemistry group in the pursuit of degrader-based small molecules to treat patients with unmet medical needs. This individual will design and synthesize novel chemical entities optimized for potency, selectivity, pharmacokinetics and in...