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Principal Scientist, Structural Biology

South San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $150,700–$150,700🗓 2026-09-08 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead structural biology strategy and execution to uncover structural and dynamic mechanisms of therapeutic target proteins, integrating structural data, computational modeling, and biophysical insights to enable drug discovery.

Role type

Principal Scientist, Structural Biology (Strategy & Execution)

Builds

Drug discovery pipelines for therapeutics

Domain

Biopharmaceuticals / Structural Biology

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery

Required skills

protein dynamics characterization, molecular dynamics simulation, structural ensemble modeling, ensemble docking, cryoEM, X-ray crystallography, protein construct design, ligand optimization, target assessment, hit finding, lead identification

Preferred skills

protein construct design and purification workflows, virtual docking, free energy perturbation (FEP), protein language models, machine learning for protein design, laboratory automation

Technologies

cryoEM, X-ray crystallography, molecular dynamics simulation, structural ensemble modeling, ensemble docking, virtual docking, free energy perturbation (FEP)

Responsibilities

Lead structural biology strategy and execution within multi-disciplinary drug discovery project teams; oversee protein construct design, expression, purification, and high-resolution structure determination; solve and analyze structures of target protein complexes bound by small molecules, peptides, antibodies, or other therapeutic formats; utilize computational tools alongside experimental data to characterize dynamics of biological macromolecules; translate protein dynamics insights into actionable strategies for target assessment, construct design, and lead optimization; empower and mentor colleagues in applying computational tools and dynamics/ensemble methods.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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