Senior Director, Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery
Exelixis
Alameda, CA · Posted November 10, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
See every open role at Exelixis
More in California job market · Pharmaceuticals & Biotech · Research jobs
More roles at Exelixis
- Finance Analyst - Corporate Finance - BD and M&A · Alameda, CA
- Executive Director, Regulatory Strategy · Alameda, CA
- Executive Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance Risk Management (PVRM) · Alameda, CA
- Executive Director, Clinical Data & Digital Strategy · Alameda, CA
- Executive Director, Toxicology · Alameda, CA
- Engineer II - DevSecOps · Alameda, CA
Similar jobs
- Director, R&D Quality Assurance · Alcon · Lake Forest, CA
- Director, Laboratory Services · Sutter Health · Modesto, CA
- Director, IT Business Partner, R&D · 4D Molecular Therapeutics · Emeryville, CA
- Director, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) · Corcept Therapeutics · Redwood City, CA
- Director, Art Direction - Unpublished R&D Product · Riot Games · Los Angeles, CA
- Research Director, RegLab - Stanford Law School · Stanford University · Stanford, CA
Where Alameda, CA ranks
Where Alameda, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Best cities for aerospace and defense pay after cost of living$167k · of 19
- #3Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast27% · of 71
- #6Cities that post pay most often47% · of 100
- #9Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$176k · of 32
- #11Best cities for pay after cost of living in the West Coast$176k · of 39
- #14Best cities for pay after cost of living$176k · of 100
About the job
...Exelixis, Inc. is seeking a Director of Medicinal Chemistry in Alameda, CA to lead a senior medicinal chemistry team designing and synthesizing novel compounds for portfolio projects. This role oversees project teams and drives optimization from target validation to drug...