Remote Senior Computational Chemist, Drug Discovery

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SandboxAQ

πŸ’΅ $133k-$210k
πŸ“Remote - United States

Job highlights

Summary

Join SandboxAQ's AI Simulation team as a senior computational chemist to drive innovation in drug discovery by applying next-generation methods combining quantum, AI, and physics-based approaches.

Requirements

  • PhD in computational physics, computational chemistry, or a related discipline
  • 1-5 years of relevant experience including hands-on experience with computational chemistry applied to drug discovery in the private sector, like biotech or pharma
  • Experience in structure-based drug design and familiarity with ligand-based drug design methods
  • Experience with GPU-accelerated MD codes like OpenMM
  • Experience with the Python data science stack (Numpy, Pandas, Scipy, etc.)
  • Familiarity with ligand-protein free energy of binding prediction methods like Free Energy Perturbation (FEP) or similar
  • Familiarity running computational chemistry / quantum simulations on high-performance computing (GPU) environments for corporate R&D, innovation labs, or academic research
  • An interest in solving scientific problems in chemistry and biology via computational and data-driven methods
  • A drive to cooperate with colleagues to identify problems and communicate technical solutions in an accessible manner
  • Hands-on mentality & comfortable with getting deep into the technical weeds of highly complex problems, and a track record of driving projects to completion

Responsibilities

  • Apply computational solutions to address unmet drug discovery needs
  • Work closely with the AI Sim development team to improve SandboxAQ's unique technology and Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) to deliver deep impact at scale
  • Apply SandboxAQ computational platform to provide high-impact drug discovery solutions
  • Translate insights from molecular dynamics, free energy perturbation, molecular docking, quantum, and ML methods in actionable and testable drug discovery hypothesis
  • Work in close collaboration with ML experts and cross-functional teams to prototype and scale cutting-edge, impactful drug design solutions
  • By deploying and developing computational methods and workflows, you will generate and evaluate hypotheses to assist design decisions and influence project direction
  • This is an opportunity to directly contribute to the discovery of novel innovative medicines by applying computational chemistry techniques on teams with experienced multidisciplinary drug hunters

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries
  • Stock options depending on employment type
  • Generous learning opportunities
  • Medical/dental/vision
  • Family planning/fertility
  • PTO (summer and winter breaks)
  • Financial wellness resources
  • 401(k) plans

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