Applications Scientist (SS24-DE)

at  Chemical Computing Group

ABOUT CHEMICAL COMPUTING GROUP

Chemical Computing Group (CCG) is a leading life science software company whose products have been used by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide for over 30 years.

REQUIREMENTS

• M.Sc. or Ph.D. in chemistry, physics, biology, or computer science.
• A solid understanding of life sciences in small molecule or biologics drug discovery.
• Excellent pedagogical skills and enthusiasm for teaching and educating.
• Friendly and engaging personality with the ability to build relationships.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Experience with MOE or other computational drug discovery platforms.
• Strong programming and scripting skills.
• Molecular dynamics (Amber, Gromacs, NAMD).
• QM and semi-empirical (Gaussian, GAMESS, MOPAC).
• Cluster, Cloud High-performance computing and queuing systems.
  We thank all applicants; however, only applicants selected for consideration will be contacted

ABOUT THE ROLE

Applications Scientists collaborate with our customers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to provide scientific support for their drug discovery research efforts. In this position, you will play a vital role by effectively identifying customer research needs, providing timely scientific solutions, training, and education on CCG products, and acting as a key resource for internal business and R&D teams. As an expert in computational chemistry/biologics, your mission will be to guide and support our customers, ensuring they achieve the highest levels of effectiveness and efficiency in their research endeavors.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Solve customers’ scientific queries through virtual or onsite meetings and email.
• Deliver formal presentations, demonstrations, and training of our software platforms to educate our customers on effective methods for optimizing their research.
• Program customized software solutions using MOE’s SVL scripting language.
• Develop scientific course materials, tutorials, posters, and other technical documents for pedagogical purposes.
• Contribute to testing and discussions with the R&D team on CCG’s software platforms.
• Communicate customers’ needs and recommendations to R&D and management teams to improve business strategies.
• Present in conferences, workshops, and customer visits.
• Be a well-respected and trustworthy resource for our clients.