Scientist, Organic Chemistry

Job description

Kodiak Sciences Inc. is a fast-growing clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a singular focus in ophthalmology. The company is committed to progressing and expanding its pipeline through research, development, and commercialization of transformative therapeutics for prevention, treatment, and, when possible, cure of high-prevalence ophthalmology diseases. Our unique Antibody Biopolymer Conjugate (ABC) platform merges the fields of protein engineering, polymer chemistry, small molecule drug discovery, bioconjugation, and drug release, and is at the core of our discovery engine. Kodiak Sciences, Inc. is seeking a highly motivated Organic Chemist to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team in our Discovery Medicine group designing novel disruptive ophthalmic medicines and delivery platforms. This is an outstanding opportunity for a well-rounded chemistry generalist with a keen scientific aptitude and curiosity coupled with passion for using organic chemistry to tackle the broadest variety of synthetic challenges ranging from drug discovery, linker design and chemistry, bioconjugation, polymer synthesis, functionalization and characterization. The successful candidate must combine...