Institute Research Investigator Computational Chemist

EDUCATION: 

Required: Bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics, computer science, biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cheminformatics, or related field.

Preferred: PhD in one of the natural sciences or related field or Medical degree.

EXPERIENCE: 

Required:  Six years of relevant research experience.  With Master's degree, four years of required experience.  With a PhD in a natural science or Medical degree, no experience required.

Preferred:  Experience in a pharma or biotech company, or a strong publication record demonstrating the application of computational chemistry to problems of pharmaceutical interest.  Scripting proficiency (eg. Python) and programming competency in a low-level language (eg. C/C++, Java).  Excellent communication, writing, and organizational skills.  Experience with the following:

• Commercial molecular modeling software (eg. MOE, Schrodinger, BioSolveIT, OpenEye)
• Molecular dynamics simulation packages (eg. AMBER, GROMACS, Desmond)
• Chemistry-aware data visualization and analysis tools (eg. SpotFire, Vortex, DataWarrior)
• Scientific workflow tools (eg. Pipeline Pilot, KNIME)

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