Senior Principal Computational Chemist, Remote 1 Day/Week

IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k)

Stock option awards

Job summary

IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. is looking for a Senior Principal Research Scientist in Computational Chemistry in South San Francisco, CA. This role involves leading drug design efforts and mentoring while applying computational methods to influence project outcomes.

Working in a collaborative environment, you will be integral to discovery programs aimed at developing tailored cancer therapies. The position offers a competitive salary range of $196,000–$242,000 along with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Expertise in structure-, ligand-, and fragment-based drug discovery.
• Strong understanding of medicinal chemistry principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead structure-based drug design meetings with medicinal chemists.
• Contribute to programs from target identification through lead optimization.
• Translate computational analyses into actionable compound design recommendations.

Skills

Computational Chemistry

Drug Discovery

Medicinal Chemistry

Machine Learning

Data Analysis

Education

PhD in Computational Chemistry or a related discipline

Tools

Schrödinger modeling software

MOE

OpenEye

Job description

IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. is looking for a Senior Principal Research Scientist in Computational Chemistry in South San Francisco, CA. This role involves leading drug design efforts and mentoring while applying computational methods to influence project outcomes.

Working in a collaborative environment, you will be integral to discovery programs aimed at developing tailored cancer therapies. The position offers a competitive salary range of $196,000–$242,000 along with comprehensive benefits.