Industrial Placement Student - Chemistry (12 months)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Oxford, UK
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Role summary
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is recruiting chemistry students for a 12-month industrial placement at its Oxford research facility. The role offers hands-on experience in organic and medicinal chemistry within the drug discovery process, working alongside a multidisciplinary team in the Medicinal Chemistry Department.
What they're looking for
- Enrolled in Chemistry degree with at least three years completed by August 2027
- Industrial placement formally accredited as part of university degree program
- Strong passion for organic and medicinal chemistry
- Highly motivated and self-directed
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal collaboration abilities
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
What you'll be doing
- Conduct organic chemistry laboratory work and practical experiments
- Participate in medicinal chemistry projects and small molecule optimization
- Support drug discovery activities from target validation through to compound development
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary chemistry team members on research initiatives
- Gain broad understanding of the drug discovery process and scientific workflows
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