Principal Scientist

gssi.world

Collegeville, PA, US
Computational chemistry
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

  • Computational Chemistry
  • AI/ML
  • QSAR modeling
  • QM methods
  • Protein structure prediction
  • Virtual screening
  • Python scripting

Nice-to-have

  • Drug discovery process knowledge
  • Molecular simulation expertise
  • 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 one or more of the following: virtual screening, free energy methods, active learning, application of molecular generators, structure-based and ligand-based approaches for small molecule design, physicochemical property and ADMET optimization using ML models
  • Experience in various modalities such as PROTACs, ADCs, Glues, Oligonucleotides, and covalent and non-covalent small molecules
  • Expertise working in a Linux/Unix environment
  • Experience writing code in one or more scripting languages (e.g., Python)

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