Hybrid Principal Scientist – Associate Director, CADD/Cheminformatics

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About the role

  • Principal Scientist driving cutting-edge GPCR structure-based drug discovery for chronic diseases in Shanghai. Collaborating within interdisciplinary teams using advanced computational methods.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design, development, and deployment of next-generation GPCR structure-based drug design (SBDD)
  • Create a unified, end-to-end computational workflow integrating co-folding, molecular dynamics (MD), and free-energy perturbation (FEP)
  • Develop, optimise, and apply advanced MD methodologies to analyse dynamic cryo-EM datasets
  • Build and maintain high-performance GPCR co-folding and FEP pipelines
  • Deploy the integrated Co-Folding–FEP platform across active drug discovery programs

Requirements

  • PhD degree (or equivalent) in a scientific or life sciences discipline
  • Strong understanding of chemical structures and biological/drug discovery concepts
  • Demonstrated expertise in protein–ligand structure modeling, including co-folding methods
  • Strong practical experience in MD simulations (setup, parameterization, production, analysis)
  • Hands-on experience with Free Energy Perturbation/related free-energy simulation techniques in biotech/pharma
  • Hands-on experience with RDKit or equivalent cheminformatics libraries
  • Proficiency with modern CADD software platforms (e.g., Schrödinger, FEP+, or equivalents)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills

Benefits

  • Annual performance incentive bonus
  • New hire equity
  • Ongoing performance-based equity

Job title

Principal Scientist – Associate Director, CADD/Cheminformatics

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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