Remote Senior Scientist: Structure-Based Modeling & FEP/MD

Deep Origin; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A leading biotech company is looking for a Scientist/Senior Scientist with strong expertise in structure-based modeling and drug design to join their team. This role involves leading design workflows and analyzing protein-ligand interactions for therapeutic discovery. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. It offers competitive salary, equity packages, and flexible working hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of postdoctoral or industry experience in structure-based modeling.
• Hands-on expertise with FEP, including setup and analysis.
• Familiarity with Unix-based HPC environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze protein targets relevant to drug discovery.
• Run and refine docking, MD, and FEP simulations.
• Collaborate with cheminformatics and ML teams for integrated insights.

Skills

Expertise in structure-based drug design

Molecular dynamics (MD)

Free energy perturbation (FEP)

Programming in Python

Proficiency with simulation platforms

Education

Ph.D. in computational chemistry or related field

Tools

Schrödinger FEP+

OpenMM

GROMACS

AMBER

NAMD

Job description

A leading biotech company is looking for a Scientist/Senior Scientist with strong expertise in structure-based modeling and drug design to join their team. This role involves leading design workflows and analyzing protein-ligand interactions for therapeutic discovery. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. and have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience. It offers competitive salary, equity packages, and flexible working hours.