Scientist II/Senior Scientist, Computational Chemistry, Drug Discovery

Lila Sciences
London, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
On Site
Senior
USD 140,800 – 217,800
Postgraduate Degree
Science & Research Healthcare Life Sciences

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Job summary

Seeking a computational chemist for drug discovery to evaluate AI-driven workflows, advise on compound prioritization, lead computational strategies, and develop tools for ligand modeling, docking, SAR analysis, and other computational chemistry tasks in support of drug discovery programs.

Responsibilities

The scientist will guide and evaluate AI-driven drug discovery workflows to ensure scientific validity and lead computational chemistry strategy for active programs. They will define tool requirements for agents and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve AI-assisted discovery loops.

Qualifications

ADMET cheminformatics computational chemistry docking drug discovery molecular modeling protein-ligand binding QSAR SAR modeling virtual screening

Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent in computational chemistry or a related field with strong practical experience in drug discovery. Proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with open-source computational chemistry libraries are required.

English

Benefits

  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Flexible time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Educational assistance program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Company subsidized lunch program
  • Equity

Company

Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences

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Technology, Information and Internet
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Website
lila.ai

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