Research Officer (Medicinal Chemist), Australian Centre For Targeted Therapeutics (Actt)

Job TitleResearch Officer (Medicinal Chemist), Australian Centre for Targeted Therapeutics (ACTT)Job DescriptionAn excellent opportunity is available for a Research Officer (Medicinal Chemist) to join ACTT at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.About the positionThe Australian Centre for Targeted Therapeutics (ACTT)’s vision is to transform the lives of cancer patients through a new class of medicines that unlock previously ‘undruggable’ targets.Led by WEHI, the ACTT will drive a drug development pipeline in collaboration with project partners, Monash University and the Children’s Cancer Institute, with the eventual aim to operate ACTT through a biotech spinout company.Located at WEHI’s Bundoora Biotech Centre, ACTT will focus on the development of new targeted protein degraders (TPD) against validated cancer-driving proteins as well as a TPD platform technology, with an initial focus on cancers with high-mortality rates.The Medicinal Chemist will be responsible for supporting Medicinal Chemistry efforts to design, synthesise and optimise a range of molecules: novel E3 ligase warheads, cancer target…
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