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Employer: New York University On Campus – Tandon School of Engineering
Expires: 08/31/2021
Qualifications, Skills, Experience & Responsibilities:Ph.D. / MS degree in computational chemistry, quantum computer science, quantum computing, drug design & discovery, medicinal chemistry, or related disciplineExperience in ligand-based, structure-based, or sequence-based drug design is preferredKnowledge of Homologous modeling, Ab initio prediction, Folding recognitions, computationally-driven lead optimization, ADMET/QSPR Profiling, molecular dynamics, Markov-state simulations, quantum mechanics, and simulations is a plusHands-on practice with drug design & discovery software, computational/numerical techniques, chemical databases, programming, and requirements of the pharmaceutical/biotech industry is desiredDemonstrated experience with standard computational chemistry software packages including Schrodinger drug discovery suite, LiveDesign, ICM (molsoft), MOE(CCG), StarDrop (Optibrium), Dotmatics, OpenEye, Pipeline pilot, Knime is requiredExperience in computational methodology including docking, virtual screening, free energy perturbation, molecular modeling, and pharmacophore elucidation is a plusUnderstanding of machine learning, data mining and analysis, and AI-driven target discovery is plusExcellent communication skills with demonstrated experience of technical writing for scientific journal publications is requiredAbility to work independently while maintaining excellent team dynamics in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environmentA strong scientific track record of publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or patent literature is desiredThe candidate must meet the supervisor every week to be properly evaluated