Senior Cheminformatics Scientist (Hybrid | Drug Discovery)

Placements24; Upington; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Placements24 in Upington, South Africa, seeks a Senior Research Analyst specialized in Cheminformatics to advance drug discovery and materials science through computational chemistry, data analysis, and predictive modeling.

You will manage large chemical datasets, develop tools and databases, collaborate with chemists and biologists, and stay abreast of new methods in cheminformatics while working in a hybrid model that blends on-site collaboration with remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. with strong computational focus.
• Minimum 5 years of cheminformatics experience, preferably in drug discovery or materials science.
• Proficiency in Python and cheminformatics libraries.
• Experience in chemical database management and querying.
• Strong understanding of chemical structures and their relation to activity or material performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement cheminformatics tools and databases for managing, searching, and analyzing chemical structures and properties.
• Apply QSAR and molecular modeling to predict activity, toxicity, and properties.
• Collaborate with medicinal chemists and biologists to support drug discovery through data analysis and tool development.
• Visualize and communicate complex cheminformatics results to scientific teams.
• Stay current with cheminformatics advancements and propose new methodologies.

Skills

Python programming

RDKit/OpenBabel

Cheminformatics

Data analysis

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Chemistry/Cheminformatics/CS

Tools

RDKit

OpenBabel

Job description

Placements24 in Upington, South Africa, seeks a Senior Research Analyst specialized in Cheminformatics to advance drug discovery and materials science through computational chemistry, data analysis, and predictive modeling.

You will manage large chemical datasets, develop tools and databases, collaborate with chemists and biologists, and stay abreast of new methods in cheminformatics while working in a hybrid model that blends on-site collaboration with remote flexibility.