AI Research Scientist

Pozent Corporation; Chennai District; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 18,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical technology firm in Chennai seeks an experienced individual to develop and deploy deep learning and generative AI solutions for drug discovery. The role requires collaboration with biologists and chemists, strong expertise in AI technologies, and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Successful candidates will have a proven track record in AI system development and contributions to scientific publications.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI, including LLMs and diffusion models.
• Experience in building agentic AI systems or autonomous agents.
• Proven record of publications or prototyping/deployment.

Responsibilities

• Build deep learning models for molecular design and drug discovery.
• Develop generative AI systems for molecule generation.
• Create agentic AI solutions to automate scientific workflows.
• Prototype and deploy AI applications for pharmaceutical challenges.
• Collaborate with chemists and biologists; publish and present findings.

Skills

Deep Learning

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Python

Machine Learning frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Skill Sets: Deep Learning, GenAI, Agentic AI, Publications/Prototyping

Role Overview

Develop and deploy deep learning, generative AI, and agentic AI solutions for drug discovery and pharmaceutical research. Onsite position.

Responsibilities

• Build deep learning models for molecular design, drug discovery, and protein analysis
• Develop generative AI systems for molecule generation and lead optimization
• Create agentic AI solutions to automate scientific workflows
• Prototype and deploy AI applications for pharmaceutical challenges
• Collaborate with chemists and biologists; publish/present findings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science, or related field
• Strong expertise in deep learning (PyTorch/TensorFlow)
• Hands-on experience with generative AI (LLMs, diffusion models, transformers)
• Experience building agentic AI systems and autonomous agents
• Track record of publications OR prototyping/deployment
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks

Preferred

• Experience in pharma/biotech or life sciences
• Knowledge of cheminformatics or molecular modeling
• Familiarity with GNNs and molecular representations