Full-Time Cheminformatics Data Scientist (Discovery)
Job Description
The Cheminformatics Data Scientist works with CCDC’s Discovery Science team to drive Cheminformatics research and the development of new scientific methods and software tools for both high-profile industrial partners in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, as well as academic researchers and educators. The successful applicant will join the team in Cambridge, UK and engage in a wide range of duties from software testing through to primary life-science research.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attain the required levels of scientific knowledge and expertise in CCDC’s products to identify novel research and application opportunities, providing solutions optimized for performance and scalability
- Establish prototypes and automated workflows for deriving novel insights from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD)
- Disseminate the latest cheminformatics and computational chemistry research trends and developments across the team, analysing them for potential benefits to our platform
- Execute cheminformatics work with a high level of proactivity
- Work with the Discovery Science team to provide scientific support for users as is necessary to build and maintain strong scientific relationships
- Meet the user community to understand their scientific and technical challenges and identify where data science can best impact
- Prepare high quality written and oral communications for the community and customers in the form of peer reviewed publications, scientific training materials and presentations
You will also:
- Report to and meet with your line manager regularly
- Comply with all relevant policies and procedures
- Promote the company and its charitable aims within the scientific industrial and academic communities
- Ensure effective internal communications both within the scientific team and across the organisation
- Live by the CCDC values, be a proactive and engaged team member and motivate others to succeed
- Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role and as necessary in order to achieve the objectives of the science group and CCDC goals
Qualifications
- PhD in cheminformatics, computational chemistry or a related field or significant experience working providing computational chemistry support to the pharmaceutical industry.
- Post-doctoral or 3-5 years post PhD work experience preferred.
- Experience with workflow applications and data analytics software (Pipeline Pilot, KNIME)
- Significant experience in Python scripting and the development and application of cheminformatics tools/workflows.
- Experience with machine learning and advanced data analysis techniques applied to molecular informatics is desired.
- Experience of the Cambridge Structural Database System, data and software is desired.
- Experience of writing reports and communicating scientific findings concisely and clearly.
This job description and person specification are only an outline of the tasks and responsibilities required for the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably be required by their line manager.
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