Principal Computational Chemist - drug discovery

Your new company
You'll be joining a VC backed biotech that has already raised tens of millions of pounds of funding and is using its novel platform technology to develop innovative medicines for areas of unmet need, allowing you to have a significant impact on patients.The company has a high-performing and innovative atmosphere, driven by the highly experienced leadership team which has an excellent track record of developing therapeutics.They are going into their next phase of growth and are looking to further build up their R&D teams within chemistry and biology with the addition of an experienced computational chemist to focus on leading early drug discovery projects.This is a full-time position, with hybrid working based out of their site in London.
Your new role
This is a permanent position, sitting in the Discovery Chemistry team, and working closely with a variety of internal colleagues and external stakeholders and vendors.The role is hybrid, requiring some time on site, and is focused on leading the company's computational chemistry efforts as they develop the next generation of small molecule therapeutics.Major responsibilities will include a mix of (but aren't limited to):
Acting as a technical lead on drug discovery projects
Driving early discovery work from Hit ID through to Lead Optimisation and beyond
Manage virtual screening projects, eg assessing structure or ligand bindin...