Remote Senior Computational Chemist: QM/MD

Placements24; Benoni; Híbrido; ZAR 2 461 000 - 3 445 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Performance bonuses

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Fully remote

Resumo da oferta

Placements24 seeks a Senior Computational Chemist to join its fully remote R&D team. Leverage quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, and cheminformatics to advance drug discovery and materials science across distributed collaborations.

You will develop workflows, mentor juniors, and apply cutting-edge computational methods to solve complex chemical problems while communicating findings to diverse audiences.

Qualificações

• PhD in Computational Chemistry, Theoretical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, or related field with strong computational focus.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in computational chemistry with molecular modeling and simulation.
• Expertise in QM/MM, MD, and free energy calculations.
• Proficiency with Gaussian, Schrödinger, AMBER, GROMACS.
• Strong Python or scripting skills; experience with cheminformatics tools like RDKit/OpenBabel.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and remote collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and apply QM/MM and MM simulations.
• Perform virtual screening, docking, and MD to identify candidates or materials.
• Analyze large datasets from computational studies for insights.
• Develop and maintain cheminformatics databases and tools.
• Collaborate with experimental teams to guide research strategies.
• Design custom workflows and scripts in Python or similar.
• Stay updated on computational chemistry advances and software.
• Mentor junior computational chemists and contribute to knowledge base.
• Contribute to project design and optimization with innovative approaches.

Conhecimentos

QM/MM calculations

Molecular dynamics

Free energy calculations

Python

RDKit/OpenBabel

Remote collaboration

Programming

Formação académica

PhD in Computational Chemistry

Ferramentas

Gaussian

Schrödinger

AMBER

GROMACS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Placements24 seeks a Senior Computational Chemist to join its fully remote R&D team. Leverage quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, and cheminformatics to advance drug discovery and materials science across distributed collaborations.

You will develop workflows, mentor juniors, and apply cutting-edge computational methods to solve complex chemical problems while communicating findings to diverse audiences.