Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Research Associate 2, Computational Chemistry

Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BostonMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $86,500 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Contribute to the development of internal machine learning, generative AI, and/or data analysis tools/platforms to support the work of medicinal chemists and/or computational chemists.
  • Provide troubleshooting support for the tools/platforms utilized by medicinal chemists and computational chemists.
  • Update the fully automated, project-specific data integration as requested for all ongoing drug discovery projects, in collaboration with other team members.
  • Collaborate closely with the Computational Chemistry team, the Research IT team and the Chemistry department.
  • Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Currently a PhD student in chemical engineering, computational chemistry, machine learning or a related field.
  • Proficiency in Linux environment and strong programming/scripting skills.
  • Experience in any of the following fields: computational chemistry, cheminformatics, machine learning, deep learning, or generative AI.
  • Proficient in Knime or capable of acquiring Knime skills.
  • Preferred experience in deep learning or generative AI.
  • Good oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a flexible team environment.
Benefits
  • medical, dental, vision
  • short-& long-term disability
  • accidental death & dismemberment
  • life insurance programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • travel insurance
  • retirement savings programs with company matching contributions
  • vacation, personal days, sick days
  • end-of-year company shutdown
  • Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learninggenerative AIdata analysiscomputational chemistrycheminformaticsdeep learningprogrammingscriptingLinuxdata integration
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationflexibility