# Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry)

Hiring organization: [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2c361ab2-4ad7-4ac6-8a16-e24f9b196b6c

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 300000 – 320000 USD per year

## Summary

Anthropic seeks a medicinal chemist to lead hands-on synthesis and characterization work for their life sciences research group, designing and testing small molecules informed by AI. You'll bridge computational predictions and wet-lab validation, working across chemistry, AI research, and external partners to accelerate drug discovery.

_Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio's wording._

## Skills named

Python

## Required

- PhD in chemistry
- Hands-on medicinal chemistry experience including SAR-driven design and small molecule optimization
- Recent sustained synthetic work
- Navigate ambiguity in evolving research environments
- Work independently while collaborating across teams
- Strong written and verbal communication

## Nice to have

- 5+ years medicinal chemistry experience beyond PhD
- Experience advancing programs from hit identification through lead optimization
- Direction of synthetic chemistry activities at contract research organizations
- Computational chemistry or cheminformatics skills
- Python with RDKit or pandas experience
- AI or ML tools experience in life sciences
- Publications or patents demonstrating scientific impact

Apply on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5387564008