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Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc

Principal Associate Scientist, Compound Management Lexington, Massachusetts, Uni

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States,


Senior/Principal Associate Scientist, Compound Management

Lexington, Massachusetts, United StatesAbout UsValo Health is a technology company that is integrating human-centric data and AI-powered technology to accelerate the creation of life-changing drugs for more patients faster. Valo was created with the belief that the drug discovery and development process can and should be faster and less expensive, with a much higher probability of success. We are using models early to fail less often, executing clinical trials to add valuation to the company, and generating fit-for-purpose data to feed back into Valo’s Opal Computational Platform as we reinvent drug discovery and development from the ground up. Disease doesn’t wait, so neither can we.We are a multi-disciplinary team of experts in science, technology, and pharmaceuticals united in our mission to achieve better drugs for patients faster. Valo is committed to hiring diverse talent, prioritizing growth and development, fostering an inclusive environment, and creating opportunities to bring together a group of different experiences, backgrounds, and voices to work together. We achieve the widest-ranging impact when we leverage our broad backgrounds and perspectives to accelerate a new frontier in health. Valo seeks to become the catalyst for the pharmaceutical industry and drive the digital transformation of the industry. Are you ready to join us?About the RoleValo Health is seeking a talented and highly motivated scientist with significant expertise in compound management to join the Drug Discovery group at our Lexington, MA research center. The successful candidate will play an important role in advancing the drug discovery pipeline and have a passionate desire to progress new medicines for patients while working in an innovative and fast-paced small company environment.What You'll Do...Manage compound management workflows including compound registration, weighing of compounds, compound stock solution reformatting, curate compound inventories, liquid-liquid plate transfers, and archive storage.Work closely with cross-functional chemistry, ADME, pharmacology, and biology teams to coordinate compound management activities to delivery of assay-ready plates in support of rapid optimization cycles.Maintain consumable supplies to ensure uninterrupted operations of workflows.Interface with CROs and vendors for external compound inventories, purchasable compound orders, and shipments.Manage instrument vendor relationships, continuously advancing and integrating novel workflows, and assist in troubleshooting the automation and software platforms.Keep abreast of contemporary compound management practices and provide business case arguments to adopt new technologies.What You Bring...Minimum bachelor’s degree required in a scientific discipline with 6+ years of relevant laboratory experience, of which a minimum of 2-3 years of compound management experience.Ability to work independently and cross-functionally with team members in chemistry, ADME, and in vitro pharmacology.Extensive experience in operating and troubleshooting compound management automation platforms, liquid handling, and periphery devices (i.e., tube sorting, 2D barcode scanning) is highly desired.Liquid handling scripting, automated workflow scheduling and software programming are major pluses.Exceptional organization skills and detail-oriented approach to planning and executing at the bench.Documented sustained performance and demonstrated technical proficiency, scientific creativity, independent thought, and ability to effectively collaborate with others, add to project strategy & deliverables and participate in decision-making.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.More on ValoValo Health, LLC (“Valo”) is a technology company built to transform the drug discovery and development process using human-centric data and artificial intelligence-driven computation. As a digitally native company, Valo aims to fully integrate human-centric data across the entire drug development life cycle into a single unified architecture, thereby accelerating the discovery and development of life-changing drugs while simultaneously reducing costs, time, and failure rates. The company’s Opal Computational Platform is an integrated set of capabilities designed to transform data into valuable insights that may accelerate discoveries and enable Valo to advance a robust pipeline of programs across cardiovascular metabolic renal, oncology, and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded by Flagship Pioneering and headquartered in Lexington, MA, Valo also has offices in New York, NY. To learn more, visit www.valohealth.com.

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