Iambic Therapeutics

Research Scientist, Computational Science

Iambic Therapeutics

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $110,000 - $138,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated Research Scientist to join our Computational Sciences group at the Iambic Therapeutics headquarters in San Diego. You will be a key player in the application of advanced ML techniques to drive our drug discovery efforts.
  • Design, train, evaluate and deploy ML models for predicting drug-target interactions and molecular properties
  • Apply ML models to the prioritization of virtual molecules: including de novo design ideas, HTE libraries and commercial collections
  • Partner with computational chemists, medicinal chemists and biologists to leverage ML insights for decision-making
  • Serve as a bridge between the bench and our computational platforms
  • Translate scientific questions into computational workflows and deliver actionable results
  • Present results to project teams and senior leadership, explaining methods, implications and recommendations
  • Collaborate with ML group to optimize model performance and evolve platforms
  • Work in cross-functional teams across hit identification, lead optimization, and candidate selection phases
  • Iambic is a clinical-stage life-science and technology company developing novel medicines using its AI-driven discovery and development platform.

Requirements

  • PhD or equivalent degree in a computational field, or commensurate job experience
  • Skills: Python programming, statistics, drug discovery
  • Able to locate in San Diego
  • PhD or equivalent degree in computational chemistry or machine learning (preferred)
  • 2+ years of experience working in a drug discovery project (preferred)
  • Experience with molecular modeling/structure-based drug design and cheminformatics (preferred)