Senior Computational Chemist
Core
Lead applied computational and cheminformatics efforts to accelerate drug discovery by designing data pipelines, developing ML models, and prototyping scientific software for medicinal chemistry teams.
Role type
Senior IC computational chemist (cheminformatics & ML)
Builds
Scalable cheminformatics platforms, data pipelines, and production-ready scientific applications for drug discovery
Domain
Pharmaceutical R&D / Cheminformatics / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Cheminformatics concepts (molecular representations, QSAR, virtual screening), Python, RDKit, data science packages (numpy, pandas), ML model application, rapid UI prototyping
Preferred skills
Pharmaceutical/biotech drug discovery experience, database design (SQL, RestAPI), HPC/cloud environments (SLURM, AWS, GCP), agentic coding tools (GitHub Copilot)
Technologies
Python, RDKit, numpy, pandas, SQL, RestAPI, SLURM, AWS, GCP, GitHub Copilot
Responsibilities
Lead design and curation of high-quality chemistry and pharmacology datasets; Architect and deploy scalable data pipelines; Frame ambiguous medicinal chemistry problems into computational strategies; Drive application of ML and Cheminformatics models to discovery questions; Deliver robust, reusable scientific software aligned with best practices; Bridge chemistry, data science, and software perspectives to align stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC