Principal Scientist

GSK

Collegeville, PA, US
Structure and ligand-based drug design
Ai/ml
Qsar modeling
We aim to efficiently accelerate the discovery and development of transformational medicines through the integration of advanced computational methods, predictive in silico models, and expert analyses

Job Summary

  • We aim to efficiently accelerate the discovery and development of transformational medicines through the integration of advanced computational methods, predictive in silico models, and expert analyses.
  • The successful applicant will collaborate with preclinical research and development business partners to impact the pipeline from target identification, modality selection, and molecule design to ultimately identify clinical candidate therapeutics.
  • GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Matching Summary

We aim to efficiently accelerate the discovery and development of transformational medicines through the integration of advanced computational methods, predictive in silico models, and expert analyses.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • structure and ligand-based drug design
  • AI/ML
  • QSAR modeling
  • QM methods
  • protein structure prediction
  • Linux/Unix environment
  • Python scripting

Nice-to-have

  • drug discovery process knowledge
  • molecular simulation expertise
  • statistical analysis
  • scientific literature appraisal
  • interpersonal skills

Key Requirements

  • PhD in Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Physics, Biophysics, Chemistry or related field
  • Scientific contributions documented with publications and/or presentations
  • Experience in virtual screening, free energy methods, active learning
  • Experience with molecular generators
  • Experience with small molecule design approaches
  • Experience with physicochemical property and ADMET optimization using ML models
  • Expertise in PROTACs, ADCs, Glues, Oligonucleotides
  • Expertise in covalent and non-covalent small molecules

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