Research Assistant - AI-Driven Drug Discovery Lab

Wistar; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia invites applications for a Research Assistant to join the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) under Dr. Guangfeng Zhou.

The role supports AI‑accelerated virtual screening and computational drug discovery projects in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include data curation for protein and small-molecule datasets, performing molecular modeling and AI‑assisted screening, analyzing results, and helping prioritize compounds for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field required.
• Experience in computational chemistry, structural biology, bioinformatics, or programming desirable but not required.
• Familiarity with Python, Linux, HPC environments, molecular modeling or data analysis advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and curate protein and small-molecule datasets.
• Perform molecular modeling and AI-accelerated virtual screening.
• Analyze computational results and prioritize compounds for experimental testing.
• Collaborate with computational and experimental researchers.
• Support development and application of computational drug-discovery workflows.

Skills

Python

Linux

Molecular modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Tools

HPC environments

Molecular visualization

Job description

The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia invites applications for a Research Assistant to join the Center for Advanced Therapeutics (CAT) under Dr. Guangfeng Zhou.

The role supports AI‑accelerated virtual screening and computational drug discovery projects in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include data curation for protein and small-molecule datasets, performing molecular modeling and AI‑assisted screening, analyzing results, and helping prioritize compounds for