[ccp4bb] Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Merck (Boston MA)

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There is an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Merck Research Laboratories in Boston MA for structure/function assessment of PXR. For more details including how to apply, please follow this link: https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/job/R28296

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Job Description

Be a part of the legacy: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program

Our Research Laboratories’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. With the resources, reach, and expertise of a large pharmaceutical company, postdoctoral researchers will be positioned to excel in an institution committed to breakthrough innovation in research and discovery.

What You'll Be Doing:

The aim of the research is to better understand interactions driving PXR binding and mitigate the liability of PXR-active compounds by utilizing a structure-guided drug design approach. More specifically, the research will involve:

Identification of compounds, via mining of internal data, for which small chemical structure changes result in large differences in functional PXR activation
Improved characterization of the energetics underlying compound binding to PXR using biophysics techniques (e.g. ITC) with an aim to correlate measured thermodynamic parameters with functional activation and structural determinants of the identified compounds
Evaluation of PXR conformational flexibility and how it is affected upon compound binding through NMR and room-temperature crystallography
Development of an improved PXR protein construct for cocrystallization of PXR activators to provide information suitable for SBDD

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Structure/function analysis of PXR ligand binding domain with compounds demonstrated to bind and activate the receptor using existing and newly-generated structures and activity measurements
Collaboration with coworkers with cheminformatics, biophysical, protein _expression_/purification, and macromolecular structural expertise
Participation in scientific group meetings and other presentation opportunities, both internal and external

What You Bring:

· Candidates must currently hold a PhD OR receive a PhD by fall.

· Documented experience with at least two of the following techniques:

Macromolecular crystallography
Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy
Biophysical binding assessment using isothermal titration calorimetry
Recombinant protein _expression_ and purification from bacterial culture
Primary author on at least one peer-reviewed publication in the last three years

Preferred Experience and Skills:

Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively
Macromolecular crystallography
Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy
Biophysical binding assessment techniques (e.g. ITC, SPR, FP, TSA)
Recombinant protein _expression_ and purification from bacterial culture
Comfort working in a Linux-based computing environment
An open mind and a willingness to learn

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Requisition ID:R28296

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