Our work environment is team-oriented, focused yet providing for considerable scientific freedom, highly diverse, and driven by a strong sense of urgency. We thrive on collaboration with our peers and the broader academic communities with whom we are associated.  We are committed to the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

We treat our people with dignity and respect, provide highly competitive salaries and benefits, and support work-life balance policies. An important part of our strategy is to attract and retain the best, most diverse talent and then provide a nurturing, challenging environment that helps everyone achieve their full potential.

We are recruiting people with the enthusiasm, drive and dedication to help discover medicines that will save and improve countless lives around the world. Submit your resume to be considered for a position at Sirna in San Francisco.

Sirna Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility. This prestigious award recognizes employers that are successfully using workplace flexibility to meet both employer and employee goals.

Sirna Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. has been selected as a winner of the 2008 Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, one of eight honorees in the greater San Francisco area. This prestigious award recognizes employers that are successfully using workplace flexibility to meet both employer and employee goals.

Employer responses are measured against national data from Families and Work Institute’s National Study of Employers. As a winner, Sirna Therapeutics, ranks in the top 20 percent -- the 80th percentile -- of employers nationally in terms of flexible work programs, policies and culture.

A wide range of working arrangements, including occasional flexibility, are available to Sirna employees. "Work flexibility is part of our culture. It's good for our employees and it is good for our business," says Dr. Alan Sachs, Sirna Therapeutics site head and VP of Basic Research.

At the Sirna site, employees are encouraged to volunteer and be involved in their community, part of the Merck Dollars for Doers program. Technical seminars and other learning opportunities are provided to the staff through partnerships with local universities and research organizations. And to keep it fun, the site has monthly social gatherings to recognize employees' accomplishments, to celebrate birthdays and recognize holidays.