Forward-Deployed Scientist – Computational & Medicinal Chemistry

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Serve as a forward-deployed scientist, dedicated to fostering adoption and achieving tangible, measurable outcomes.

• Engage directly with pharmaceutical users of the Co-Folding Application, providing guidance on benchmarking, testing, and applying the tool to genuine discovery programs.

• Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders throughout pharmaceutical R&D, including computational and medicinal chemists as well as program leaders.

• Relay insights gathered from the field back to the Product and AI Applications Team to influence platform enhancements.

• Conduct both in-person and remote workshops to educate users and disseminate best practices among research teams.

• Create case studies that highlight the impact achieved and can be replicated across various projects.

• Contribute scientific materials such as example datasets, usage guidelines, and evaluation protocols.

⛳️ Requirements

• PhD in computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, or a related discipline.

• Practical experience as a power user in structure-based workflows, including co-folding, docking, and protein-ligand modeling in actual drug discovery initiatives.

• Knowledge of molecular visualization and cheminformatics tools (e.g., PyMOL, RDKit).

• Established credibility with both computational and medicinal chemists, with the capability to bridge the needs of each group.

• Basic scripting skills to execute and clarify notebooks and analyses.

• Ability to work without comprehensive specifications – takes initiative and makes progress in ambiguous situations.

• Clear communication skills across both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Preferred: Experience in a customer-facing role (e.g., CRO, application scientist).

• Familiarity with OpenFold, Boltz, or similar structure/affinity prediction tools.

• Experience in enterprise IT/data environments typical of large pharmaceutical companies.

• Experience in high-pressure or time-sensitive projects.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive industry compensation, including early-stage virtual share options.

• Remote-first work environment – choose where you are most productive, whether at home or in a nearby co-working space.

• Comprehensive benefits package, including a wellbeing budget, mental health support, a work-from-home budget, a co-working stipend, and a learning and development budget.

• Regular team lunches and social gatherings.

• Generous holiday allowance.

• Office Days at our Berlin HQ or another European location (three times a year).

• A vibrant, diverse team of mission-driven individuals dedicated to leveraging AI and ML for positive impact.

• Ample opportunities for personal and professional growth as well as the chance to shape your own role.