Computational Chemist, Senior Principal Scientist

The role

The Senior Principal Scientist will support active drug discovery projects as a lead computational chemist or modeler. They will develop and execute modeling strategies and collaborate with global cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Support active drug discovery projects as a lead computational chemist/modeler
• Develop modeling strategy for drug discovery projects, and take ownership of execution
• Collaborate across global, cross-functional teams in multiple languages
• Prepare and present project updates to senior leadership, collaborators and partners
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members
• Work closely with internal software development teams to improve drug discovery technologies

Required qualifications

• PhD in computational chemistry, organic chemistry, or physical chemistry
• At least eight years of industry experience
• Fluency in Japanese
• Business level proficiency in English

Nice to have

• expertise in two or more of the following molecular modeling areas: virtual ligand screening, computationally-driven lead optimization, AI/machine learning, molecular dynamics, quantum mechanics, chem
• experience in one or more other disciplines of relevance to drug discovery, such as synthetic organic chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, formulation, biochemistry, physical chemistry, or analytical
• background in programming/scripting and/or chemically-aware databases
• pharma/biotech expert

Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus plan
• mutual-aid retirement plans
• over three weeks of paid vacation time
• numerous company holidays
• parental and family care leave program
• healthcare through our partnership with the Japanese Health Insurance Association
• professional development opportunities including trainings and continuous education support

About the company

Schrödinger is a global scientific organization developing and applying advanced computational technologies to improve human health and quality of life.