Principal AI Research Scientist, Drug Discovery (Remote)

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 2.000.000 - 4.800.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Fully remote

Executive salary level

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Professional growth opportunities

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Research Scientist to lead AI/ML initiatives in drug discovery, focusing on target identification, hit finding, and lead optimization. The role requires deep expertise in ML, cheminformatics, and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor scientists, shape research roadmaps, and drive innovative computational methods across multi‑modal data. The position is fully remote with global collaboration.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in a quantitative field with research background.
• 7+ years applying AI/ML to pharma/R&D problems.
• Strong publication and collaboration track record.

Aufgaben

• Lead design and deployment of AI/ML models for target ID and lead optimization.
• Collaborate with medicinal chemists and software engineers to integrate AI into R&D workflow.
• Mentor junior scientists and shape the AI research roadmap.
• Publish high-impact papers and contribute to IP creation.
• Evaluate new data sources and computational tools for research.

Kenntnisse

AI/ML for drug discovery

Team leadership

Python

R

Deep learning

Data science

Omics data

Ausbildung

PhD in Computer Science/ML/Computational Chemistry/Bioinformatics/Physics

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Scikit-learn

AWS

GCP

Azure

RDKit

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Research Scientist to lead AI/ML initiatives in drug discovery, focusing on target identification, hit finding, and lead optimization. The role requires deep expertise in ML, cheminformatics, and collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams.

You will mentor scientists, shape research roadmaps, and drive innovative computational methods across multi‑modal data. The position is fully remote with global collaboration.