The Senior Computational Research Scientist leads, performs, and develops computational research projects under minimal supervision.
The Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics (CBT) is seeking a highly motivated computational chemist interested in using state-of-the-art techniques in computer-aided drug design, virtual screens, and structure-guided drug design to discover novel small molecule modulators of targets relevant to pediatric disease. The applicant is expected to work alongside domain experts in the biology of pediatric disease, chemists, and pharmacologists, as well as the various institutional shared resources devoted to translational science, in a collaborative project
Bachelor's degree in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, or related field.
Master's degree or PhD preferred.
Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.
Experience Exception: Master's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience (OR) PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
Rough criteria for this position based on publication output: 1-2 first author papers IF > 10 (or equivalent contribution to other research outputs).
Prior experience in computational research techniques and processes.
Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.