Protagonist Therapeutics is a US-Australian biotechnology company dedicated
to the discovery of novel peptide and small molecule compounds that mimic 
or inhibit therapeutically-relevant protein-protein interactions. 


Founded in 2001, a recent $12 million investment by an international 
consortium has allowed Protagonist Therapeutics to advance our therapies 
to the clinical stage, while continuing to pursue new drug design and 
development opportunities. 


Protagonist Therapeutics is seeking a talented and highly motivated 
scientist to join the drug design group. The candidate will use proprietary
molecular modelling tools in combination with existing commercial software
packages to design new compounds and optimize existing compounds. 


The successful candidate will have a PhD in computational chemistry or a 
related discipline, and will be familiar with various molecular modelling 
packages, specifically the Tripos suite, scripting/programming languages, 
with a preference for C++ and working in a Linux environment. The candidate
will have a thorough understanding of molecular recognition, be well versed
of the relevant literature, and have demonstrated hands on experience in 
structure based design. Industry experience is desirable. 

Protagonist Therapeutics provides competitive salary packages commensurate
to experience to ensure that we are able to hire the best people from 
around the world. The position is based in Brisbane, Australia.
 

Please direct applications to Kathy Neill, HR Officer, Protagonist 
Therapeutics. hr]|[protagonist-inc.com or PO Box 6421, St Lucia Qld 4067 
Australia.