Principal AI Researcher: Drug Discovery Lead (Remote)

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1.500.000 - 3.000.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Equity stake

Health benefits

Professional development

Conference attendance

Relocation assistance

Remote work flexibility

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 in Pretoria is seeking a Principal AI Researcher to lead development of advanced ML models for accelerating drug discovery. You will guide a team of AI scientists, shape research direction, and collaborate with chemists and biologists to translate AI insights into the drug discovery workflow.

The role requires a PhD and 10+ years of AI/ML experience with leadership, communications, and publication excellence.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML, Computational Chemistry, Bioinformatics, or related field.
• 10+ years AI/ML research with drug discovery focus.
• Proven leadership of research teams and strategic direction.
• Expertise in CNNs, RNNs, Transformers, GNNs, RL, and generative models.
• Proficiency in Python and DL frameworks (TensorFlow or PyTorch).
• Strong cheminformatics/bioinformatics knowledge and drug discovery processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, creativity, and publication record.
• Outstanding communication to convey complex concepts.

Aufgaben

• Lead R&D of ML algorithms and DL architectures for drug discovery.
• Design data pipelines for omics, chemical structures, and trial data.
• Oversee training, validation, and deployment of AI models for accuracy and scalability.
• Mentor AI researchers and data scientists.
• Collaborate with medicinal chemists, biologists, and pharmacologists to integrate AI insights.
• Stay at AI/ML forefront; publish findings in conferences/journals.
• Contribute to IP strategy and patent filings.
• Drive the strategic AI vision for drug discovery.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

AI/ML research

Publication record

Communication

Ausbildung

PhD in Computer Science/AI/ML/related field

Tools

Python

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 in Pretoria is seeking a Principal AI Researcher to lead development of advanced ML models for accelerating drug discovery. You will guide a team of AI scientists, shape research direction, and collaborate with chemists and biologists to translate AI insights into the drug discovery workflow.

The role requires a PhD and 10+ years of AI/ML experience with leadership, communications, and publication excellence.