Lead Computational Medicinal Chemist: Drug Design

Celtarys Research; Santiago de Compostela; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Celtarys Research is seeking a PhD-level Computational Medicinal Chemist in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. You will translate molecular ideas and experimental data into compound design decisions, collaborating closely with medicinal chemistry and biology teams.

You will design and prioritize bioactive compounds, build reproducible workflows, and apply ligand- or structure-based methods to guide selection, contributing to drug discovery initiatives in a dynamic biotech startup.

Qualifications

• PhD in computational medicinal chemistry or related field.
• Hands-on experience with cheminformatics and molecular modelling.
• Programming skills to develop scientific workflows.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Cheminformatics

Molecular modelling

Programming workflows

Collaboration

English communication

Education

PhD in Computational Medicinal Chemistry

Tools

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Job description

Celtarys Research is seeking a PhD-level Computational Medicinal Chemist in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. You will translate molecular ideas and experimental data into compound design decisions, collaborating closely with medicinal chemistry and biology teams.

You will design and prioritize bioactive compounds, build reproducible workflows, and apply ligand- or structure-based methods to guide selection, contributing to drug discovery initiatives in a dynamic biotech startup.