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Computational Theoretical Chemist II

Boston, MA · On-site

Teach key computational chemistry principles to your cross-disciplinary colleagues from Medicinal Chemistry, AI Research, Machine Learning Engineering, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology * Partner to ...

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Computational Theoretical Chemist III

Boston, MA · On-site

Teach key computational chemistry principles to your cross-disciplinary colleagues from Medicinal Chemistry, AI Research, Machine Learning Engineering, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology * Manage day-to ...

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Computational Theoretical Chemist III

Boston, MA · On-site

Ensure effective collaboration with the ML Engineering and AI Research team by providing key computational chemistry insights to aid in the development of AI/ML models for drug discovery as well as ...

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Computational Theoretical Chemist I

Boston, MA

Ensure effective collaboration with the ML Engineering and AI Research team by providing key computational chemistry insights to aid in the development of AI/ML models for drug discovery as well as ...

1910

Computational Theoretical Chemist I

Boston, MA

Teach key computational chemistry principles to your cross-disciplinary colleagues from Medicinal Chemistry, AI Research, Machine Learning Engineering, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology * Partner to ...

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Professionals in Chemistry AI often work closely with chemists, data scientists, software engineers, and sometimes product managers to develop and implement AI-driven solutions for chemical research or industrial processes. Collaboration usually involves regular team meetings, sharing data and insights, and integrating AI models into laboratory workflows. This interdisciplinary approach helps ensure that AI tools are not only technically sound but also practically valuable for solving real-world chemical problems. Effective communication and an understanding of both chemistry and AI concepts are key to successful teamwork.
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Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Chemistry)

Anthropic

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Posted 4 days ago

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About the role

Anthropic's Life Sciences team is building a research group focused on biological discoveries by combining AI with hands-on biological research. We're seeking research scientists with deep medicinal chemistry expertise to join the team. Our goal is to speed up progress in the life sciences by an order of magnitude, and this role puts that mission into practice. You'll be an expert medicinal chemist with hands-on experience designing, synthesizing, purifying, and characterizing small molecules. Above all, you'll close the loop between AI-generated hypotheses and experimental data to share with the community. Working alongside AI researchers and engineers, you'll drive experimental programs end to end and pressure-test AI-designed molecules and AI-proposed synthetic routes against real chemistry.

This role is fully on-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Key responsibilities
  • Design multi-step synthetic routes for small molecules and oversee their execution end to end, including route selection, reaction optimization, purification strategy, and interpretation of full characterization data (NMR, LC-MS, HPLC)
  • Coordinate synthesis and biological evaluation with external contract research organizations and academic partners
  • Evaluate AI-designed molecules and AI-proposed synthetic routes, drive them to experimental readout, and feed results back to research teams
  • Apply medicinal chemistry principles, including SAR analysis and physicochemical property optimization, to compound design and prioritization
  • Ensure experimental data across programs is high quality and well documented, including procedures, spectra, and failure modes
  • Communicate findings clearly to chemistry, AI research, and life sciences audiences
Minimum qualifications
  • PhD in chemistry
  • Demonstrated medicinal chemistry experience, including SAR-driven design and optimization of small molecules, with recent, sustained hands-on synthetic work
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity and defining problems in a rapidly evolving research environment
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams, with strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred qualifications
  • 5+ years of medicinal chemistry experience beyond the PhD
  • Track record of advancing programs from hit identification through lead optimization
  • Experience directing synthetic chemistry activities at contract research organizations
  • Computational chemistry, cheminformatics, or coding skills, for example Python with RDKit or pandas for data analysis and automation
  • Experience using AI or ML tools in the life sciences
  • Publications and/or patents demonstrating scientific impact

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