Senior Computational Chemist - Remote Drug Discovery Leader

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Remote work environment

Professional development opportunities

Cutting-edge computational resources

Job summary

Our client Placements24 seeks a Senior Computational Chemist for a fully remote role in South Africa. The role focuses on developing computational models, drug discovery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to accelerate research. Strong background in theoretical chemistry and cheminformatics is essential.

The position emphasizes independence, mentorship, and ongoing methodological development within a world-class research environment.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Chemistry or related field.
• Min 5 years in computational chemistry for drug discovery.
• Expertise with molecular modeling and cheminformatics tools.
• Scripting in Python or Perl; HPC experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply models for docking, virtual screening, QSAR, and MD.
• Design novel compounds in silico and predict properties.
• Analyze large datasets to identify promising candidates.
• Collaborate with chemists and biologists to guide experiments.
• Contribute to new computational methods and software tools.
• Present findings to internal and external teams.
• Mentor junior computational chemists.

Skills

PhD in Computational Chem

Molecular modeling

Cheminformatics tools

Python

Perl

Scripting in HPC

Publications track record

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Computational Chemistry

Tools

Schrödinger

MOE

AMBER

GROMACS

Job description

Our client Placements24 seeks a Senior Computational Chemist for a fully remote role in South Africa. The role focuses on developing computational models, drug discovery, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to accelerate research. Strong background in theoretical chemistry and cheminformatics is essential.

The position emphasizes independence, mentorship, and ongoing methodological development within a world-class research environment.