Website Compunnel, Inc.
Compunnel, Inc.
Company : Compunnel, Inc.
JOB TITLE: COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY/TOXICOLOGY SCIENTIST
DURATION: 1 YEAR CONTRACT
PAY RATE $57.00/HR ON W2 (ALL INCLUSIVE)
LOCATION:INDIANAPOLIS IN 46077
SHIFT: MON – FRI 8AM TO 5PM
Specific skills, requirements or experience: Computational Chemistry skills; PhD requiredchemistry, Toxicology, Cheminformatics
Responsibilities:
Develop and apply chemistry structure-based predictive models for assessing safety profiles of early-stage discovery molecules
Assess potential mechanisms of toxicity by assessing ligand-protein binding affinity using protein structure alignment, binding pocket evaluation, and molecular docking
Work collaboratively with internal and external cross-functional multidisciplinary teams, collaborators, and consultants to implement in silico models to meet business needs
Serve as a subject matter expert on in silico modelling for the team and other partners in R&D sub-functions
Present the development and application of cheminformatics/bioinformatics approaches and novel ML/DL models internally and externally including scientific conferences
Keep abreast of the latest scientific development in the areas of machine learning, cheminformatics, bioinformatics, and related fields and identify technologies to be applied internally
Analyze complex datasets using machine learning approaches and interpret results to improve data-driven decision-making processes
QUALIFICATIONS:
Ph.D. degree in Cheminformatics, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Toxicology, or a related field
3+ years of experience in developing machine learning models and applying cheminformatics/bioinformatics and AI for structure-based drug design, toxicology assessment, mechanism prediction
Strong technical background in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling with prior experience in applying these techniques to process, analyze and draw insights from complex datasets involving chemical compound structures and toxicity endpoints
Demonstrated programming proficiency in Python and experience in utilizing machine learning libraries
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge in toxicology, chemistry, chemical structure, QSAR, protein structure
Knowledge in omics analysis and systems biology is a plus
Demonstrated teamwork and project leadership skills to manage multiple projects on different timelines for stakeholders across the business
Excellent communication and presentation skills to different stakeholder audiences