• Website: http://www.lexpharma.com
• Email Address: opportunities@lexpharma.com
• Mailing Address: 8800 Technology Forest Place, The Woodlands, Texax 77381
• Posting Date: 5/20/2008

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering breakthrough treatments for human disease. Through the combination of our novel, in vivo-validated drug targets and innovative drug discovery chemistry, we have established a highly effective drug discovery platform.   Lexicon offers an outstanding total rewards package, which includes competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, a matching 401(k) plan and stock options.   Lexicon is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Description = Currently, our Princeton, New Jersey location is seeking candidates for the following position.  Systems Administrator  The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining the Unix computing environment supporting high-performance computing systems and laboratory devices. The candidate must have proven mastery of Unix system administration as this position requires technical independence. Core skills include: O/S maintenance; installation and updating of third-party software; development of shell and CGI scripts; troubleshooting; hardware maintenance; backup & recovery; purge & archive; job queue configuration; security. The Systems Administrator must be customer focused, as they will play an important role in an integrated team. The incumbent should have excellent skills in the following areas: organization, customer relations, vendor relations, documentation, and multi-tasking. Candidates with a background in Cheminformatics and/or high performance computing (HPC) are highly preferred. Oracle Database Administration experience is a plus.     For complete details on this position, please visit our website at http://www.lexpharma.com/careers/opportunities.php    

For immediate consideration, please send your CV to: opportunities@lexpharma.com  

Qualifications = B.S. or higher, preferably in Computer Science, Chemistry, or Engineering 4 years as a Unix/Linux system administrator  3 years in a scientific organization, preferably chemistry or materials engineering  2 years experience working with grid computing or job queuing (e.g. PVM,SGE)  Good communication skills