Post Doc Scientist, Structural Biology and Chemistry
Gilead SciencesUnited States - California - Foster City · contract · Junior
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What this role is
This is a three-year postdoctoral research position in computational drug discovery, focusing on evaluating and implementing AI and machine learning tools for small-molecule drug development. The role suits researchers with expertise in machine learning applied to chemistry or computational chemistry who want hands-on experience advancing drug discovery methodologies at a major pharmaceutical company.
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What they ask for
Required
- Ph.D. in relevant field
- Deep expertise in AI/ML as applied to drug discovery or Computational Chemistry
- Strong programming skills in Python
- Proficiency with ML frameworks
- Ability to design and evaluate robust model validation strategies
- Knowledge of machine learning architectures relevant to chemistry and structural biology
Nice to have
- Expertise with cheminformatics toolkits such as RDKit, OpenEye or Schrodinger