Description
Boehringer Ingelheim is seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Chemical Development Group at our US headquarters in Ridgefield, CT. The Ridgefield campus, along with our sister sites in Texas and California, includes a thriving community of postdocs and PhD students that connects globally with their peers on our European campuses.
As a Post-Doctoral Fellow, you will be a primary driver of an innovative research project on the development and applications of Biocatalysis and Protein Engineering. The candidate will ultimately provide creative solutions to complex chemistry problems in the production of industrially relevant pharmaceutical intermediates.
A strong background in biocatalysis and protein engineering are ideal foundations for this position, along with skills to work in a multidisciplinary environment. Post-Doctoral Fellows are expected to independently conduct research and publish findings in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Postdoctoral Fellowships are three-year positions, with a potential one-year extension.
As an employee of Boehringer Ingelheim, you will actively contribute to the discovery, development, and delivery of our products to our patients and customers. Our global presence provides opportunity for all employees to collaborate internationally, offering visibility and opportunity to directly contribute to the companies' success. We realize that our strength and competitive advantage lie with our people. We support our employees in several ways to foster a healthy working environment, meaningful work, diversity and inclusion, mobility, networking, and work-life balance. Our competitive compensation and benefit programs reflect Boehringer Ingelheim's high regard for our employees.
Duties & Responsibilities
With support from their advisor and team, the ideal candidate is expected to:
- Take full responsibility for a research project, with guidance from experienced mentors with extensive background in academia and industry.
- Provide input to create, organize, and execute experimentations in lab for a research project on biocatalysis and protein engineering.
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Publish results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and present data at scientific conferences.
- Comply with all applicable regulations, performing all work in a safe manner and maintaining proper records in accordance with SOP's and policies.
Compensation Data
This position offers a base salary of $80,000.00 USD. For an overview of our benefits please click here.
Requirements
- PhD degree or equivalent in Organic Chemistry, Biocatalysis or Synthetic Biology with good publication record.
- Ability to work independently, design and execute experimental strategy to advance projects.
- Demonstrated creativity and novel approaches to solving scientific problems.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
- Must be willing to take a drug test and post-offer physical (if required).
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
Desired Skills, Experience and Abilities
- A track record of creativity and initiative driving cutting edge research.
- Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience in biocatalysis and protein engineering including site saturation mutagenesis, PCR techniques, and protein expression in E. coli cells.
- Good knowledge of scientific area of responsibility; ability to ask critical scientific questions and critiques devised hypotheses.
