Onsite ML/AI Scientist – Computational Drug Discovery

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About the role

  • ML/AI Scientist developing and optimizing computational drug discovery models at Orion Pharma. Collaborating on innovative ML/AI methodologies impacting drug discovery decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Exploring and implementing ML/AI methodologies for predictive modeling, virtual screening, and molecular property predictions.
  • Evaluating and testing novel generative chemistry approaches for de novo molecule design.
  • Developing, automating and implementing efficient and scalable workflows to integrate ML models into computational drug discovery pipelines.
  • Enhancing cheminformatics tools to facilitate data-driven molecular optimization.
  • Keeping up to date with advances in ML/AI for drug discovery and collaborating with computational experts to assess their industrial applicability.
  • Working with heterogeneous biological and chemical datasets, ensuring efficient data processing pipelines.
  • Supporting multiple ongoing projects by deploying and optimizing ML/AI-driven tools.

Requirements

  • MSc or Ph.D. in machine learning, artificial intelligence, cheminformatics, computer science or computational chemistry.
  • Track record of delivering ML solutions
  • Deep technical expertise in modern ML/AI methods (predictive modeling, generative chemistry, graph neural networks, etc.).
  • Strong skills in Python and relevant ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, RDKit, RAPIDS, Scikit-learn).
  • Experience in applying ML/AI methods to chemical and biological data (but deep chemistry or biology expertise is not required).
  • A solid understanding of molecular representation techniques (e.g., molecular graphs, fingerprints, SMILES-based approaches).
  • Ability to explore, evaluate, and adapt state-of-the-art ML methods from the literature.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Fluent written and spoken English.

Benefits

  • A collaborative and scientifically stimulating environment with top-tier professionals.
  • Opportunities to shape the future of ML/AI-driven drug discovery within Orion.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology, data science tools and compute.
  • Competitive salary, generous health and welfare benefits, and support for international relocation.

Job title

ML/AI Scientist – Computational Drug Discovery

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Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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