Computational Chemist

Title: Computational Chemist

Salary: $200,000-$250,000

Location: San Francisco, CA

Join a small, mission-driven team pioneering AI tools to predict drug toxicity and reduce reliance on animal testing. EPM Scientific is currently partnered with an early-stage biotech developing technology to help pharma teams identify safety risks earlier and accelerate the path to new medicines.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with ML researchers to build and refine models for molecular property prediction.
• Work with large-scale chemical datasets-cleaning, curating, and analyzing patterns across diverse compounds.
• Interpret model behavior and outputs to guide improvements and uncover structure-property relationships.
• Collaborate with pharma partners to apply insights to real-world drug programs.
• Design strategies to expand and optimize chemical datasets based on model performance and user needs.
• Contribute to product development by translating scientific insights into practical tools.

What We're Looking For:

• Background in computational chemistry, cheminformatics, or a related field (PhD or industry experience).
• Strong coding skills in Python and familiarity with tools like RDKit, NumPy, Pandas, and SQL.
• Experience working with drug discovery teams and interpreting complex chemical data.
• Ability to communicate scientific findings clearly and collaborate across disciplines.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your work directly shapes the product and science.