Cheminformatics Scientist

We are currently looking for a computational chemist/cheminformatics scientist to join our growing team. This is a great opportunity for a scientist to work with the best researchers in the field to apply state-of-the-art machine learning approaches to accelerate the evaluation and design of molecules at all stages of the discovery process. As a team member of our growing cheminformatics research group, you will:

  • Identify and collect ADMET data from various sources.
  • Perform necessary data curation to verify the accuracy, consistency, and reproducibility of the collected data.
  • Build high-quality and commercial-grade QSAR and QSPR models.
  • Automate data science processes and data analyses.
  • Communicate well and work with other scientists and software engineers to build our late-stage optimization program.
  • Attend and/or present at scientific conferences.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • D. in Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or life sciences with 0-5 years of industry and/or post-doctoral experience.
  • Strong understanding of the field of cheminformatics both scientifically and its applications in drug discovery.
  • Robust understanding of the relationship between data quality, quantity, diversity, statistics, and machine learning model development.
  • Coding skills in at least one high-level programming language (Python, R, Java, C++, etc.) is desired.
  • Ability to communicate and demonstrate a positive attitude while interacting with scientists from diverse disciplines within cross-functional teams.
  • Must be able to multitask and have strong organizational skills.
  • Self-motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Minimal travel required (10%).

Job Location

  • Remote home office, with flexible schedule considered with management approval.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary, merit-based bonus, stock option grants, and generous benefits package.