SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Canada) Inc., is searching for a qualified Sr Research Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry with experience in drug discovery to join our chemistry research team located in Laval, Quebec. A successful candidate must: - Apply state-of-the-art drug discovery concepts - Participate in crucial activities Description of Duties: - Competently completing the design and synthesis of small molecules - Provide support to the internal medicinal chemistry effort. - Take a leadership role in balancing the network of the collaborators - Analyse, interpret and communicate results to a variety of audiences - Design and synthesize target molecules, provide evidence of strong scientific and …show more content…
Previous Job Experience: - Candidates with Ph.Ds must have 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries - Candidates with M.Sc must have 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industries COMPANY OUTLINE Vertex is a biotechnology company working on a global scale to develop and commercialize products that will improve people's’ life qualities, thus taking a step in the direction of changing the face of medicine. The Company is founded in 1989 in Cambridge Massachusetts but now has research and development sites all around the world like in United States, Canada, Europe and Australia. For four years in a row Vertex was named one of the Top Employers in the life sciences. Vertex is not a traditional pharmaceutical company. Each and every employee is driven by the desire to change the lives of millions with new medicine. Together, the employees are literally changing the
As a biotechnology and pharmaceutical company, Genentech’s customers are patients with life-threatening diseases. Genentech states that it has developed Genentech's Commercial and Development Comprehensive Compliance Program.
When people think of pharmaceutical companies, they instantly associate the word pharmaceutical with medicine. There are scientists solely dedicated to find the remedy to cancer and incurable diseases. These professionals have devoted their educated lives to help the ailing human population recover.
Many businesses that achieve great success become greedy and want more. Pharmaceutical companies, such as Turing, have been overpricing life-saving
The AMGEN Summer Scholars research experience will contribute to my plans to become a M.D./Ph.D. candidate, and ultimately an Oncologist, by helping me develop critical and independent thinking as well as creative skills as they relate to the field of medicine. It will also help me develop a more thorough understanding of biological concepts, how they directly apply to medical treatment, and the ways in which biotechnology fuses multiple fields of science to create technologies to care for others. The opportunity to assist in creation of the technologies that will be used on my future patients will ultimately improve my ability to treat their illnesses in adaptive ways. The opportunity I would have to read, interpret, and be a part of creating
A blockbuster drug is the one which generates more than $1 billion of revenue for the pharmaceutical company that sells it each year."In the pharmaceutical industry, a blockbuster drug is termed as the one that achieves acceptance by prescribing physicians as a therapeutic standard for, most commonly, a highly prevalent chronic (rather than acute) condition. 'Blockbuster’ drugs play a key role in the pharmaceutical industry. However, discovery and development alone are not enough to create a blockbuster; the firms must be able to market the drug aggressively to achieve the potential gains from their innovation. A report from URCH Publishing estimated that one third of the pharma market is accounted for by blockbuster drugs by value. Between 2000 and 2005 drugs with more than $1billion in sales accounted for 28 to 36% of global sales changes in the sales of these drugs can cause large changed in a firms profitability .There are arguments that while many firms are capable of discovering and developing new drugs, only a handful of firms are capable of successfully commercializing a breakthrough innovation. This commercialization capability is what creates a blockbuster: without this capability, even a major innovation would not reach blockbuster status For example: Cimetidine was the first drug to reach a $1 billion target thus making it a blockbuster drug.
The geriatric population is rapidly growing as individuals continue to benefit from medical advances and pharmaceutical treatments. A large number of this population will need to take some form of medication to maintain a functional lifestyle. Multiple medications can affect the elderly population differently than younger generations. This paper will discuss how polypharmacy impacts geriatrics and the will focus specifically on analgesics and antihistamines. It will also examine demographic factors, changes within the aging body, prescription and nonprescriptive medications, and the role of the nurse practitioner when caring for these patients.
It may sound unbelievable that Big Pharma has tremendous influence over everybody. However, we can see advertisements and commercials everywhere around us. Commercials on television market the drugs to society by depicting nice surroundings and happy consumers. This plants subliminal messages into our brain that subconsciously affects us, telling us that this drug will produce happiness when we take it. Even ads on billboards and newspapers affect the way we see drugs. All these messages tell us that we need drugs in order to be happy in life like the mom or children depicted on T.V. Every year, the pharmaceutical industry spends over $3 billion on consumer ads and the price is nothing compared to the billions of dollars the ads help rake in.
Dietary supplements are used to add additional nutritional value to the diet. Some common forms of supplements include: vitamins, amino acids, minerals, herbs, and enzymes, and can be found in a multitude of forms such as capsules, liquids, gel caps, powders, and tablets. Dietary supplements are becoming increasingly popular among Americans today. According to the Centers for Disease and Control, “Over half of the adults in the U.S. use at least one type of dietary supplement, the most common being multivitamins.”1 Many use these vitamins because they are believed to present a number of benefits, such as helping or treating diseases, etc. While dietary supplements can be beneficial to your health; Americans should also be cognizant of the health
Throughout history disease has run rampant taking many lives with every passing day. Finding a cure or even just a tool in the battle has been the main focus of scientist throughout time. This focus is what brought us the discovery of antibiotics. Over the years antibiotics have been misused by patients, over prescribed by physicians and have led to resistant strains of bacteria.
Scherer, A. (2012) ‘M&A in Big Pharma: Holy Grail or Buying Time’, Contract Pharma, 21 Mar [Online]. Available at: http://www.contractpharma.com/contents/view_experts-opinion/2012-03-21/ma-in-big-pharma/#sthash.NnrBSo3O.dpuf (Accessed at: 15 December 2013)
Since my early schooling days, science and mathematics have always fascinated me given that all components of the world are explained on the basis of these disciplines. In this regard, Pharmacy which is based on Chemistry and Mathematics has interested me a great deal as it has direct impacts on our daily lives. The more I have become familiar with the chemistry and mathematics knowledge involved in pharmacy, the more I have appreciated its significance in improving the lives of people in the community. Out of the many careers that one would opt to pursue, Pharmacy has stood out as the career that will enable me serve the society more directly and have a real impact in the quality of peoples’ lives by touching their health. In addition, I love a career that is challenging and one that I will be involved in even in old age. In this case, Pharmacy offers me this opportunity. My interest in Pharmacy has also developed from my personal health experiences and becoming aware of its expansiveness. Every time I have had to take medicine to cure an illness, I have become more interested to know how drugs are made and how the drug components work in the human body to alleviate pain and restore health. I desire to pursue a career in Pharmacy so as to gain practical experience in these aspects of research.
Over the years the company has survived by focusing on its internal development in addition to a series of mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. Being a pharmaceutical company, the entire population is impacted: patients, physicians, employees, hospitals, and investors are some of the most important stakeholders. We first began our analysis of Novartis by evaluating the company’s strategic direction. Novartis’ mission statement is to care and to cure. They are a company that wants to discover, develop, and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure disease, to ease suffering, and to enhance the quality of life.
Where having a background knowledge of chemistry is important to understand the theoretical principles such as the chemical bonding and reaction pathways. Some biological and medical understanding is also important. Then next step is applying the mathematical methods to the scientific problems, Through the use of the analytics skills. For that Proficiency in various levels of programming languages is needed. Along with code development, software architecture skills, Computer modelling and statistical analysis methods. Other skills required are Problem-solving skills, Critical thinking, ability to work with and extract information from large datasets, adapting and integrating computer software to solve new categories of problems, as well as the skills in communication and the ability to work in teams are important.
The purpose of this document is to learn about the new and exciting developments in the biotech industry. Besides lives being effected, the companies and the markets in which they reside will be as well. It’s vitally important to learn about the new technologies since there is a very good chance that million’s of others, and mostly likely yours truly will ingest a new drug, or have a new procedure preformed.
Life as a student of Biotechnology held untold wonders and I enjoyed learning via the practical sessions in the lab, simply because I could actually implement everything I studied. At the same time, I also learned about the latest innovations in products and services using Biotechnology via courses such as ‘Commercial Aspects of Biotechnology’ and ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology’. My decision to pursue a MS in Drug regulatory Affairs is driven by my ambition to contribute to the industry, combined with my innate desire to discover and explore the subject. I would love to work under the areas of food science, microbiology, drug regulatory affairs, food and drug administration, and cell immunology.