Senior Cheminformatician

Barrington James
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I am supporting an incredibly well backed biotech company specializing in leveraging generative AI and quantum physics algorithms for rapid and innovative drug discovery.


Their mission is to design fast innovative drug candidates for dozens of critical diseases harshening artificial intelligence and machine learning.


They are currently looking for Senior Cheminformatics Scientists to join their team in London with a 3 days a week on site working in Central London.


In this role, you will play a key role in advancing and implementing cheminformatics techniques to drive drug discovery initiatives. Your work will directly influence the identification and refinement of groundbreaking small molecules.


Responsibilities:

  • Design and implementcomputational workflows forvirtual screening, molecular property prediction, and compound library design
  • Collaboratewith AI and medicinal chemistry teams to integratestate-of-the-art algorithmsinto drug discovery pipelines.
  • Enhance and maintaininternal chemoinformatics infrastructure, ensuring tools arerobust, scalable, and efficient.
  • Stay ahead of industry advancements, proactively adopting best practices to keep AQEMIA at thecutting edgeof chemoinformatics


Your profile:

  • Ph.D. or equivalent in Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Computational Chemistry, or related field.
  • Chemoinformatics Expertise (2+ Years):Proven experience inmolecular modeling, virtual screening, and library design, utilizing tools likeRDKit, OpenEye, or similar platforms. Skilled in selecting and applying the right methodologies for diverse drug discovery challenges.
  • Strong Programming Skills:Highly proficient inPython, with experience developingscalable, reproducible computational pipelines.
  • Effective Cross-Disciplinary Communication:Ability to translate complexchemoinformatics conceptsinto actionable strategies formedicinal chemists and AI specialists, enabling seamless collaboration.
  • Advanced Data Analysis & Visualization:Expertise incheminformatics data interpretation and visualization, ensuring clear and impactful communication of insights.


Following your application, Jay Robins, a specialist AI recruiter will discuss the opportunity with you in detail.


He will be more than happy to answer any questions relating to the industry and the potential for your career growth.


The conversation can also progress further to discussing other opportunities, which are also available right now or will be imminently becoming available.


This position has been highly popular, and it is likely that it will close prematurely. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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