Senior Forward Deployment Engineer - Cheminformatics & AI Modelling
Core
Build and enhance next-generation multi-modality drug discovery platforms by bridging chemistry, cheminformatics, and engineering to support small molecule and new modality drug discovery.
Role type
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Cheminformatics & AI Modelling)
Builds
Integrated software platforms, agentic solutions, MCP servers, and scalable services for scientific workflows.
Domain
Pharmaceutical R&D / Cheminformatics / AI in Drug Discovery
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python (advanced OOP), Cheminformatics, Chemistry (PhD preferred, Masters essential), PostgreSQL/Oracle, NoSQL (Elasticsearch), Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (GitHub Actions/ArgoCD), Cloud Architecture, SQL Performance Tuning, ETL Pipelines, Web APIs, Data Analysis
Preferred skills
AWS, DevOps (Grafana/Prometheus), Agile/Scrum, Product Ownership, Agentic Systems/MCP Servers, Specification-driven development
Technologies
Python, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, AWS, Grafana, Prometheus
Responsibilities
Partner with scientists to translate high-value problems into engineering solutions; Design, build, and deploy scalable software applications and agentic solutions; Prototype rapidly and evolve solutions into production-grade systems; Bridge chemistry, cheminformatics, data, and engineering; Plan and support platform infrastructure development; Advocate for rigorous engineering practices; Mentor engineering community.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
