CareerPlan

Computational Chemistry Research Scientist (Computational Drug Design)

Boston, MA, USFull-time$108k–$162k2026-09-29 → 2026-11-14
Hybrid · United States

Core

Apply computational chemistry, cheminformatics, data science, and AI-enabled methods to accelerate hit/lead identification and optimization in drug discovery.

Role type

Senior IC computational chemistry research scientist (drug design)

Builds

New chemical entities and drug candidates

Domain

Biotechnology / Computational Drug Design

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Physics-based methods, generative models, machine learning, structure-based drug design, molecular modeling, cheminformatics, Python scripting, data analysis

Preferred skills

AI method development, workflow creation, cross-functional collaboration

Technologies

Python, molecular modeling software, generative models

Responsibilities

Design new chemical entities using physics-based and AI methods; develop and share computational methodologies; collaborate with chemists and biologists to advance drug candidates; improve global R&D capabilities through cross-group collaboration.

Seniority

Mid-level (0-3 years post-PhD), hands-on IC