Jeff Sperry

Jeff Sperry

@safechem79.bsky.social

Director, Process Chemistry at Vertex Pharma (Boston) | Process Safety | High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE) | Oligonucleotides | views my own

558 Followers 289 Following 70 Posts Joined Aug 2023
5 days ago
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Found this gem

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5 days ago

#chemtwitter was the best

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1 week ago

And if you wanted to increase your chances for entry level roles I’d look to see if there are training classes offered online

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1 week ago

Scott is correct, companies have different names for the same roles. External supply, external vendor management, strategic sourcing, etc. the keywords I’d use for a search are all of the ones listed here

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1 week ago

PM is one option but sourcing is another. It allows you to still be connected to the science but see more of the business side as well.

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2 weeks ago
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Energetics, Shock Sensitivity, and Thermal Hazards of Cubane and Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane Derivatives Strained polycyclic ring structures such as cubanes and bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCPs) are gaining popularity as isosteres in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It has been previously repo...

A loooong journey to this:

Energetics, Shock Sensitivity, and Thermal Hazards of Cubane and Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane Derivatives | Organic Process Research & Development pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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2 months ago

I need to get on this app more often 😂

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1 year ago

Thanks for the heads up though. A frustrating process on both sides…

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1 year ago

Let me IM you my email so you can send it directly to me. I will ask HR about international candidates for this position too.

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1 year ago

It is my understanding that all candidates will be considered for this role

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1 year ago
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Process Chemistry Senior Principal Scientist, Synthetic Peptide Chemist Job Description General Summary: Vertex is seeking an experienced peptide chemist to join the Process Chemistry group. In this lab-based position you will be responsible for the synthesis, purificatio...

Any experienced peptide chemists out there looking for a new challenge? I have an opening on my team

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1 year ago

You guys are killing me 🤣

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1 year ago

Huge loss for the chemistry community. Absolutely loved my time at UPenn. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for Amos’ mentorship and the friends I made in the group

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1 year ago
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S5E6: Writing Impactful Publications - NINDS's Building Up the Nerve In the fifth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, we help you strengthen your science communication skills with tools and advice to us...

If you care about visualization of scientific data and creating clear, impactful scientific publications, I highly recommend this podcast featuring my esteemed colleague Bang Wong. He also has a fantastic set of papers on this topic #DataVisualization www.buzzsprout.com/558574/episo...

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1 year ago

She swears she has at least 5 more miles 🫣

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1 year ago
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Probably my most controversial fb post (back when I actually used fb)

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1 year ago

Yes! My god the weather is stunning this week

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1 year ago

In Ontario for a few days and hoping to get some good Mexican food!

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1 year ago
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a man in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a brooklyn nine-nine episode . ALT: a man in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a brooklyn nine-nine episode .

Me trying In and Out for the first time

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1 year ago

Man I did the THF stills in grad school and it was the worst job. Completely terrifying because they WEREN’T EVEN IN A HOOD

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1 year ago

Was a weird day so yes I’ll blame you

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1 year ago

Free coffee is awesome!

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1 year ago

Omg Scott 🤣

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1 year ago

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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1 year ago

Yes I do 😭

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1 year ago

Happy Thanksgiving Scott! I’m thankful you can always be the butt of the joke and keep coming back for more

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1 year ago
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My favorite line when recruiting for process chem:

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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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The Cassava Saga Finally Ends

The long and ugly story of Cassava Sciences’ supposed Alzheimer’s drug simufilam is finally over. It should have ended well before this.

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1 year ago

No I did total syntheses of related olive oil compounds as a postdoc! Not that one in particular but it definitely looked familiar 😬

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