Computational Chemistry Fellow — QSAR & Drug Modeling

Charmm-Gui; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

CHARMM ORISE Fellowship in Computational Chemistry seeks candidates for an in-person postdoctoral-style experience at the FDA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. You will build QSAR models to predict drug-molecule properties and engage in computational chemistry, docking, simulations, and free energy calculations.

The role emphasizes hands-on work in a regulatory science context, with collaboration across computational chemistry and pharmacology teams at the FDA location in Silver Spring, MD.

Qualifications

• Background in computational chemistry, docking, and molecular simulations.
• Experience with free energy calculations and QSAR modeling.
• Familiarity with FDA regulatory science is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop QSAR models to predict properties of drug molecules.
• Contribute to in-person research at FDA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD.

Skills

Computational chemistry

Docking

Molecular simulations

Free energy calculations

QSAR

Tools

QSAR software

Docking tools

Job description

CHARMM ORISE Fellowship in Computational Chemistry seeks candidates for an in-person postdoctoral-style experience at the FDA Headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. You will build QSAR models to predict drug-molecule properties and engage in computational chemistry, docking, simulations, and free energy calculations.

The role emphasizes hands-on work in a regulatory science context, with collaboration across computational chemistry and pharmacology teams at the FDA location in Silver Spring, MD.