Senior Computational Medicinal Chemist: Drug Design

Celtarys Research; Consell; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

C Celtarys Research in Spain is seeking a PhD computational medicinal chemist to help turn molecular ideas into actionable drug-design decisions, collaborating with medicinal chemistry and biology teams.

The role emphasizes designing bioactive compounds, building workflows, and applying structure- and ligand-based methods to guide selection, with the Torres Quevedo grant alignment as part of the project.

Qualifications

• PhD in computational medicinal chemistry or computer-aided drug design.
• Experience with cheminformatics and molecular modelling.
• Programming skills to develop scientific workflows.
• Clear communication in English; recent PhD graduates 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

Bioactive design

Cheminformatics

Molecular modelling

Workflow development

English communication

Education

PhD in Computational Medicinal Chemistry / CAD

Job description

C Celtarys Research in Spain is seeking a PhD computational medicinal chemist to help turn molecular ideas into actionable drug-design decisions, collaborating with medicinal chemistry and biology teams.

The role emphasizes designing bioactive compounds, building workflows, and applying structure- and ligand-based methods to guide selection, with the Torres Quevedo grant alignment as part of the project.