COMPANY
Octant is a well-backed team of experienced scientists and entrepreneurs at the frontiers of biology, chemistry, and computation. We are a small molecule therapeutics company scaling drug discovery to navigate the complexity of human diseases using an integrated platform combining synthetic biology, genomics, computation, and high-throughput chemistry.
Octant is an equal opportunity company that deeply values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and welcomes applicants of all backgrounds. We’re committed to growing the company with a diversity of talented individuals and our team is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment for everyone.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Octant is looking for an experienced medicinal chemist who is excited to work at the interfaces of genomics, drug design, and data science. In this role, you will be focused on driving both the strategy and execution of medicinal chemistry efforts on a range of therapeutic programs. You will be part of a team responsible for leveraging hits from our targeted high-throughput biology and chemistry screening platform and advancing them through to generate pre-clinical candidates.
AS A PART OF OCTANT’S CHEMISTRY TEAM, YOU’LL:
THIS JOB MIGHT BE GREAT FOR YOU IF YOU:
Please share a summary highlighting your strengths so we can better understand your accomplishments, preferably with leading references to important papers or presentations. We'd love to also hear about things you've been proud to build or lead outside of science.
The expected annual base salary for this role is in the range of $145,000 to $165,000, depending on experience level. We offer health benefits (medical, dental, vision), equity, and 401(k) matching.
Octant is located in Emeryville, California and we work onsite.