Research Leader / Senior Scientist (Medicinal Drug Design), Cambridge, MA
Core
Lead drug discovery projects from initiation to clinical candidate selection by applying medicinal chemistry expertise and synthetic organic chemistry principles to design novel molecules and optimize drug properties.
Role type
Senior IC Medicinal Chemist / Project Lead (Drug Discovery)
Builds
Novel drug candidates and optimized molecules for therapeutic areas
Domain
Biotechnology / Medicinal Chemistry / AI-driven Drug Discovery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Medicinal Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Structure-based drug design, ADME optimization, Project leadership, CRO management, Intellectual property generation, Strategic thinking, Creative problem solving
Preferred skills
Fragment-based drug design, People management experience, Publications and patents
Technologies
AI/ML platforms for drug design
Responsibilities
Drive drug discovery programs to value inflection points, Collaborate cross-functionally with ML scientists, Represent the company externally with CROs, Provide strategic input to ML platform teams, Manage CRO resources and monitor KPIs, Generate intellectual property positions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with potential people management responsibilities