Associate Director of Small Molecule Drug Discovery Informatics

Genzyme Corporation, ranked as one of the foremost biotechnology companies 
in the world, is committed to providing an exceptional environment in which 
individuals can excel, and achieve their professional and personal goals. 
Genzyme Corporation has been selected by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 
"100 Best Companies to Work For in 2006 in the United States. By applying 
for a position with Genzyme, you are taking the first step toward becoming 
a part of our dynamic and talented team, and sharing in our continued 
success.

This position will report to the Director of Science Computing with matrix
reporting and primary responsibility to Genzymes Small Molecule R&D 
organization. This organization is an integral and expanding part of 
Genzymes current and future R&D product strategy with over 250 scientists
involved in small molecule discovery and development.

Job Responsibilities:
We seek a highly experienced and skilled informatics scientist to be 
responsible for identifying, implementing, and managing integrated 
informatics solutions to support all aspects of drug discovery and early 
development. This may include data capture, integration, analysis, modeling,
and visualization. The successful candidate will work in a multi-
disciplinary team environment and will be expected to provide informatics 
leadership to the Small Molecule R&D organization. This individual will be
expected to establish close partnerships with drug discovery scientists 
from multiple disciplines to translate business needs into state-of-the-art
informatics solutions to store, access, and integrate discovery and 
development data. The incumbent will be expected to provide a long-term 
vision for this function, and to champion solutions to facilitate the 
success of Genzymes Small Molecule R&D. 

Basic Qualifications: 
Ph.D. in computer science, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field with 
10 years informatics experience in the bio/pharmaceutical industry. 6 years
of experience with MDL tools (Isentris and Assay Explorer) or equivalent 
required. Experience with C#.NET, VB 6, Java, PL-SQL, and Oracle are 
required, as is experience in database design and software systems 
architecture and bioinformatics and cheminformatics tools for data 
integration, mining, and visualization. 

Preferred Qualifications: 
A good understanding of drug discovery and development is required. 
Familiarity with Pipeline Pilot and Spotfire DecisionSite are strongly 
preferred. Excellent communication and leadership skills and the ability 
to work effectively in a team environment are essential.

Please apply online at: www.Genzyme.com/careers  job number 13267