Computational Medicinal Chemist - Drug Design & Modelling

Celtarys Research; Placencia de las Armas; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Celtarys Research in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is seeking a PhD Computational Medicinal Chemist to support a Torres Quevedo grant. You will design and prioritize bioactive compounds using cheminformatics, molecular modelling and medicinal chemistry principles.

Join a collaborative team to build reproducible workflows, assess properties and diversity of compounds, and apply ligand- and structure-based methods to guide design decisions.

Qualifications

• PhD with research experience in computational medicinal chemistry and computer-aided drug design.
• Practical cheminformatics and molecular modelling experience, plus programming skills to develop scientific workflows.
• Independent, collaborative approach and clear communication in English.
• Recent PhD graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Design and prioritize bioactive compounds using cheminformatics, molecular modelling and medicinal chemistry principles.
• Build reproducible workflows to explore synthetically accessible compounds and assess their properties and diversity.
• Apply ligand- and/or structure-based methods to guide compound selection.

Skills

Programming skills

Cheminformatics

Molecular modelling

English proficiency

Education

PhD in computational medicinal chemistry

Job description

Celtarys Research in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is seeking a PhD Computational Medicinal Chemist to support a Torres Quevedo grant. You will design and prioritize bioactive compounds using cheminformatics, molecular modelling and medicinal chemistry principles.

Join a collaborative team to build reproducible workflows, assess properties and diversity of compounds, and apply ligand- and structure-based methods to guide design decisions.