Remote Research Associate, Drug Discovery Data Curator

Drug Hunter; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Drug Hunter is seeking a rigorous data curator to cover emerging drug discovery patents and scientific literature. You will triage and curate data, interpret chemical structures, and surface the most impactful insights for our readers. This remote role supports North America and Europe and reports to a Scientific Director.

You will join a collaborative team focused on accuracy, clarity, and advancing drug discovery through high-quality scientific intelligence.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of data curation experience, preferably in biotech or pharma.
• Experience with patent literature and patent databases.
• Ability to interpret chemical structures and biological data; familiarity with ChemDraw.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth research and curation of drug-discovery data and patent literature.
• Maintain high accuracy in data curation and construction of research databases.
• Interpret chemical structures and associated biological data.
• Collaborate with Scientific Director and data teams across projects.

Skills

Data curation

Chemoinformatics

Interpret chemical structures

Patent databases

Python basics

Education

BS/MS in organic/med chemistry

Tools

ChemDraw

Excel

Job description

Drug Hunter is seeking a rigorous data curator to cover emerging drug discovery patents and scientific literature. You will triage and curate data, interpret chemical structures, and surface the most impactful insights for our readers. This remote role supports North America and Europe and reports to a Scientific Director.

You will join a collaborative team focused on accuracy, clarity, and advancing drug discovery through high-quality scientific intelligence.