Viral Therapeutics Scientist I - Computational Drug Discovery

Federallabs; Silver Spring, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HJF in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a Scientist I to support multidisciplinary research programs focused on discovering and developing therapeutics against high-priority infectious diseases. The role integrates computational approaches with experimental virology, parasitology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology to advance preclinical candidates.

The Scientist will apply docking, virtual screening, MD simulations, and structure-based design to identify targets and lead compounds and will

Qualifications

• Expertise at the interface of computational drug discovery, structural biology, and infectious-disease research.
• Experience with molecular docking, virtual screening, and molecular dynamics simulations.
• Ability to integrate computational predictions with experimental data from virology, parasitology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply computational approaches to identify therapeutic targets and lead candidates.
• Collaborate with computational scientists and wet-lab biologists to translate findings into testable hypotheses.
• Support target validation, hit identification, structure–activity relationship studies, and lead optimization in preclinical discovery.

Job description

HJF in Silver Spring, MD, seeks a Scientist I to support multidisciplinary research programs focused on discovering and developing therapeutics against high-priority infectious diseases. The role integrates computational approaches with experimental virology, parasitology, medicinal chemistry, and pharmacology to advance preclinical candidates.

The Scientist will apply docking, virtual screening, MD simulations, and structure-based design to identify targets and lead compounds and will