Lead Computational Chemist for Drug Discovery & ML

Superluminal Medicines Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) match program

Massachusetts transportation subsidy

Unlimited paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Superluminal Medicines Inc. in Boston is looking for a high-impact Computational Chemist to join the integrated discovery team. This role involves combining physics-based modeling, machine learning, and structural biology to drive small molecule drug discovery.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing compounds, collaborativing with interdisciplinary scientists, and designing workflows to optimize discovery cycles. Superluminal offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with unlimited paid time off.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of experience in a biotech or pharma setting performing computational support for drug discovery.
• Advanced knowledge of physics‑based and ML computational chemistry packages.
• Exceptional ability to communicate the scientific rationale behind designs.

Responsibilities

• Integrate physics-based simulations with ML predictions to prioritize compounds.
• Collaborate to develop actionable hypotheses and design computational experiments.
• Design chemical matter aimed at key program milestones.

Skills

Expert level use of structure‑based small molecule drug discovery software tools

Ability to work directly in a Linux‑based environment

Python scripting and prototyping experience

Education

Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry, Biophysics, or a related field

Tools

Schrodinger suite

OpenEye

MOE

RDKit

scikit‑learn

numpy

pandas

pytorch

Job description

Superluminal Medicines Inc. in Boston is looking for a high-impact Computational Chemist to join the integrated discovery team. This role involves combining physics-based modeling, machine learning, and structural biology to drive small molecule drug discovery.

Key responsibilities include prioritizing compounds, collaborativing with interdisciplinary scientists, and designing workflows to optimize discovery cycles. Superluminal offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with unlimited paid time off.