Director of Computational Chemistry & AI-Driven Drug Design

Neurocrine Biosciences; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 218,200 - 298,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan with company match

Annual bonus target at 35%

Health benefits including medical and vision coverage

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences is seeking a leader in computational chemistry to develop innovative strategies that accelerate drug discovery across their R&D portfolio. This role involves integrating advanced computational approaches and guiding multidisciplinary teams to optimize therapeutics.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in drug discovery settings, leading scientific teams, and applying cutting-edge technologies such as AI/ML in molecular modeling.

Compensation includes a competitive salary range of $218,200 to $298,000 annually plus benefits and bonuses.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience applying computational chemistry in a drug discovery setting.
• Experience integrating computational chemistry into multidisciplinary drug discovery teams.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing and developing scientific teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead innovative computational strategies for drug discovery.
• Implement molecular modeling and AI/ML approaches for compound optimization.
• Mentor and develop junior scientists within the computational chemistry function.

Skills

Molecular modeling

Structure-based drug design

Cheminformatics

AI/ML approaches

Leadership

Education

Bachelors in chemistry or related field

Masters in computational chemistry or related field

PhD in computational chemistry, organic chemistry or related field

Tools

Schrödinger

OpenEye

MOE

Job description

Neurocrine Biosciences is seeking a leader in computational chemistry to develop innovative strategies that accelerate drug discovery across their R&D portfolio. This role involves integrating advanced computational approaches and guiding multidisciplinary teams to optimize therapeutics.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in drug discovery settings, leading scientific teams, and applying cutting-edge technologies such as AI/ML in molecular modeling.

Compensation includes a competitive salary range of $218,200 to $298,000 annually plus benefits and bonuses.