Prinicipal Scientist - Peptide Discovery Chemistry (all genders)

There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Prinicipal Scientist - Peptide Discovery Chemistry (all genders)

team in Wuppertal, Germany.

drug discovery community.

important and innovate in an agile and collaborative way.

• Strategically build and drive peptide and conjugate projects, from ideation through target validation to the identification of development

• Design new chemical matter, generate SAR understanding, and apply your experience in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams
• Providing scientific leadership in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams, you share your knowledge with scientists and technical staff
• Supervising master’s students and postdocs
• Support and drive the development of our peptide discovery chemistry platform, focusing on modern synthetic methods, automation solutions,

and digital tools

WHO YOU ARE

• Ph D in natural sciences, chemistry, or biochemistry with a focus on peptide synthesis and design
• Postdoctoral experience and industrial expertise with a proven track record in advancing drug candidates to clinical stage development including:
• Successful optimization of peptides, conjugates, glycopeptides, or peptidomimetic structures
• Design and synthesis of complex peptide-based building blocks
• Use of screening technologies to identify peptide-based lead structures
• Awareness and ability to work successfully in diverse, high-performing teams and to challenge the status quo
• Curiosity, creativity, and passion for drug discovery drive you, with the aim of transforming treatment paradigms for patients
• High learning agility and excellent self-organization skills
• Excellence at communicating and presenting scientific and technical data concisely
• Fluent English skills, with an interest in learning German

• We ensure your financial stability through a competitive compensation package, consisting of an attractive base pay, our performance based company bonus and a global, equity-based cash plan with a four-year duration. In addition, managers can recognize special contributions by granting an individual performance award.
• Whether it’s hybrid work models or part-time arrangements: Whenever it is possible, you will have the flexibility to work how, when and where it is best for you.
• Your family is a top priority. We offer loving company daycare centers at multiple locations, support in finding childcare, time off for the care of elderly or dependent family members, summer camps for children, and much more.
• We support your professional growth by providing access to learning and development opportunities, training programs through the Bayer Learning Academy, development dialogues, as well as coaching and mentoring programs.
• We promote health awareness and opportunities for selfcare through various measures, such as free health checks with the company doctor and our health platform #machtfit.
• We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

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