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Senior Scientist II or Principal Research Scientist I, DNA-encoded Library

AbbVie North Chicago, IL Full-time
Research Scientist Drug Discovery DNA-encoded Library
Company DescriptionAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to ha...
$106,500 - $202,500
per year

Scientist/Sr. Scientist-Preclinical Antibody Drug Development

Biocytogen No location specified Full-time
Therapeutics Drug Discovery Biotechnology Molecular Biology Antibody development
Biocytogen is seeking highly skilled and motivated scientists to join our antibody discovery team. This role is dedicated to optimizing therapeutic antibody binders from our RenBiologics program, whic...
$80,000 - $120,000
per year

Principal Research Scientist I - Solid State Chemistry

AbbVie North Chicago, IL Full-time
Drug Discovery Project Leadership Pharmaceutical Development Biopharmaceutics solid-state chemistry API isolation
Company DescriptionAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to ha...
$120,000 - $180,000
per year

Sr. Director - Immunology Portfolio Strategy and Operations

Lilly US, San Diego CA Full-time
Healthcare Drug Discovery Portfolio Management Immunology Biotechnology
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work...
$166,500 - $268,400
per year

VP Biology

Aqemia No location specified Full-time
leadership Oncology Team Management Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical Biotechnology VP Biology
About AQEMIAAQEMIA is a next-gen pharmatech company generating one of the world's fastest-growing drug discovery pipeline. Our mission is to design fast innovative drug candidates for dozens of critic...
$150,000 - $200,000
per year

Data Scientist, Drug Discovery

Septerna South San Francisco, California, United States Full-time
Data Analysis Machine Learning Data Scientist Drug Discovery Biotechnology
  Septerna is a biotechnology company based in South San Francisco, CA on a mission to develop life-changing medicines for patients with the vision to become the industry-leading G protein-couple...
$175,000 - $200,000
per year

Innovation Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Biology/siRNA Synthesis & Delivery

Novartis San Diego Full-time
Drug Discovery Chemical Biology Postdoctoral Fellowship siRNA Oligonucleotide Synthesis
BandLevel 3 Job Description SummaryAs part of the Innovation Fellowship track of the Novartis Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, you will join our vibrant, dedicated postdoctoral community for events, i...
$57,800 - $107,300
per year

Senior Scientist II, In Vivo Electrophysiology

AbbVie Cambridge, MA Full-time
Data Analysis Research Drug Discovery Neuroscience Psychiatry Electrophysiology
Company DescriptionAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to ha...
$80,000 - $120,000
per year

Associate Director - Head of DAx Chemistry Cambridge

Novartis Cambridge (USA) Full-time
leadership Collaboration Pharmaceuticals Drug Discovery Medicinal Chemistry
BandLevel 5 Job Description SummaryNovartis seeks an experienced medicinal chemist and people leader to join and lead the Global Discovery Chemistry (GDC) Disease Area Exploratory (DAx) team in Cambri...
$152,600 - $283,400
per year

Director/Sr. Director - Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry CRO Scientific Leader

Lilly US, Indianapolis IN Full-time
leadership Drug Discovery CRO Management Synthetic Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work...
$144,000 - $250,800
per year

The Drug Discovery Job Market in 2025

Explore our curated selection of 26 Drug Discovery opportunities, primarily in Full-time roles.

Salary Insights

Market Average $112,742/year
Salary Range $50,000 - $300,000/year

* Salary range indicates varying levels of experience and responsibility

Employment Landscape

Full-time

Leading Employers

Novartis 5 openings
AbbVie 4 openings
Eurofins 4 openings
Lilly 3 openings
AstraZeneca 2 openings

Complementary Skills

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Career Outlook

While Drug Discovery positions are more specialized, they offer unique opportunities for professionals looking to make an impact.

With competitive salaries averaging $112,742 per year, Drug Discovery professionals are well-compensated for their expertise.

Why Choose Drug Discovery?

  • High demand across 5+ companies
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
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