NMR Specialist Job in Rahway, New Jersey US

NMR Specialist

In this role you will be a member of a global structure elucidation team providing support to Merck's chemistry organization, including medicinal chemistry, process chemistry and labeled compound synthesis groups. Work performed in the global structure elucidation group includes, but is not limited to, structure elucidation and characterization of compounds being developed by medicinal chemistry project teams, validation of structure and purity of lead compounds under evaluation by exploratory chemistry teams, support for process chemistry as well as the development and implementation of NMR and LC-MS methods for open access and automation usage. You will interact with world-class scientists in a professional work environment at our state-of-the-art research facilities. The successful candidate will provide structure elucidation support to our medicinal chemistry group. We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual, who, while capable of working independently, understands and values cross-functional team-work and our common mission to develop new therapeutic solutions to unmet medical needs. You will collaborate with synthetic, purification and analytical chemists in solving challenging structural problems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in small molecule structure elucidation using instrumentation such as NMR and mass spectrometry and the use of chromatography for sample isolation and purification.