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Computational Chemist
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Given the expanding scope of the Drug Discovery Chemistry group's operations, the successful ... Knowledge of free energy methods (e.g., FEP, MM-GBSA) and their practical application/limitations
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Saint Charles, MO · On-site
Given the expanding scope of the Drug Discovery Chemistry group's operations, the successful ... Knowledge of free energy methods (e.g., FEP, MM-GBSA) and their practical application/limitations
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Saint Charles, MO · On-site
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Posted 10 days ago
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Based on 181 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
63rd of 120 rated laboratories
Job description
Company Description
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialized clinical diagnostics testing.
In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Job Description
Eurofins Discovery is very motivated to apply computational sciences, data visualization, bioinformatics and other data-driven approaches to all steps of the drug development process at every level of the organization. Given the expanding scope of the Drug Discovery Chemistry group's operations, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to continue to build on the existing team to achieve this goal. S/he will be a champion of promoting computational sciences as an integral part of Hit Finding campaigns, modern ML/AI supported drug discovery and Eurofins flagship Integrated Drug Discovery Programs under DiscoveryOne. Work closely with DiscoveryAI business to support/lead Eurofins Discovery wider AI based initiatives.
This individual will be responsible for technical consultation with our chemistry and biology experts and scientists, overseeing and leading scientific data governance, analytical tool development, computational chemistry methods development, and meta-analyses of internal and external data from multiple technologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Additional Information
The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., with overtime as needed.
Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.
In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialized clinical diagnostics testing.
In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6.7 billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.
Job Description
Eurofins Discovery is very motivated to apply computational sciences, data visualization, bioinformatics and other data-driven approaches to all steps of the drug development process at every level of the organization. Given the expanding scope of the Drug Discovery Chemistry group's operations, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to continue to build on the existing team to achieve this goal. S/he will be a champion of promoting computational sciences as an integral part of Hit Finding campaigns, modern ML/AI supported drug discovery and Eurofins flagship Integrated Drug Discovery Programs under DiscoveryOne. Work closely with DiscoveryAI business to support/lead Eurofins Discovery wider AI based initiatives.
This individual will be responsible for technical consultation with our chemistry and biology experts and scientists, overseeing and leading scientific data governance, analytical tool development, computational chemistry methods development, and meta-analyses of internal and external data from multiple technologies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Represent Computational Chemistry as the subject matter expert for nonclinical research and development;
- Independently pursue research projects, implement novel computational workflows and support a dynamic multi-disciplinary team focused on moving projects from the hit identification stage to the discovery of clinical candidate;
- Contribute to the development, implementation and utilization of state-of-the-art computational software, computer aided drug design and simulation techniques to help drive in silico drug discovery activities;
- Responsible for the analysis, interpretation, integration and reporting of research informatics data generated with internal teams and external clients;
- Partner with and support medicinal chemistry team during lead optimization related activities such as docking and scoring of the molecules from rational drug design
- Apply or develop new tools or data-mining techniques for integrative analysis and visualization of large data sets;
- Participate in data governance objectives working closely with IT and the laboratory teams;
- Provide transparency and regular communication on project status, potential roadblocks for execution, and new strategies with Drug Discovery Chemistry leadership;
- Owns the accountability and responsibility of delivering to client needs and timeliness;
- Provides cross-functional support to other departments as required;
Qualifications
- Proven track record of impact in drug discovery projects (e.g., contribution to lead identification/optimization, progression of compounds into development)
- Strong understanding of medicinal chemistry principles and the ability to translate computational insights into actionable design hypotheses
- Experience with ligand-based design approaches (e.g., QSAR, similarity searching, conformational analysis)
- Knowledge of free energy methods (e.g., FEP, MM-GBSA) and their practical application/limitations
- Experience handling and curating large chemical and biological datasets (data quality, standardization, reproducibility)
- Familiarity with modern AI/ML approaches in drug discovery (e.g., deep learning, generative models) and their appropriate use cases
- Ability to design, validate, and benchmark computational workflows rather than only applying existing protocols
- Strong statistical thinking and understanding of uncertainty, validation strategies, and model performance metrics
- Experience working in cross-functional teams (medicinal chemistry, biology, DMPK) and communicating results to non-experts
- Good software engineering practices (version control, reproducible pipelines, documentation)
- Exposure to ADMET prediction tools and integration into design cycles
- Ability to critically assess experimental data (SAR, assay variability) and integrate it into modeling efforts Leadership or mentoring experience Strategic thinking in selecting and deploying computational, AI & ML approaches aligned with project goals
- Proven ability to successfully influence cross-functionally and to be sought after as a technical expert within the computational sciences applied to drug development domain
- Travels to other Eurofins facilities is required
Additional Information
The position is full-time, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m., with overtime as needed.
- Excellent full time benefits including comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid vacation and holidays
Eurofins USA Discovery Services is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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Industry
Scientific research and development services, biotechnology research and development and environmental consulting services
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Leacock, PA, US