Head of Computational-Aided Drug Discovery

Head of Computational-Aided Drug Discovery

Full-Time 63000 - 77000 £ / year (est.) Home office (partial)
Pure Resourcing Solutions

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a team in applying cutting-edge computational methods to drug discovery projects.
  • Company: Established science-led drug discovery company with a strong track record.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary up to £100,000, hybrid work model, and career growth opportunities.
  • Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and scientific excellence.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in drug discovery using modern computational techniques.
  • Qualifications: Strong background in computational science and leadership experience.

The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.

Up to £100,000 Hybrid based in Cambridge About the company Our client is a well established, science led drug discovery company with a strong track record of delivering pre-clinical candidates for partners on challenging targets.

They combine deep in-house structural and biophysical expertise (X-ray crystallography, NMR and a full suite of biophysical methods) with modern computational chemistry, cheminformatics, machine learning and AI, including structure enabled and fragment based approaches to hit and lead generation.

They are now looking for an outstanding computational scientist to lead their computational group and shape how modern computational methods are applied across the drug discovery portfolio.

The role Reporting to a senior chemistry leader, this is a senior scientific leadership position with genuine influence over how computational insight translates into project progress for the business and its partners.

It is a hands-on role: you will set the scientific direction and standards for computational science, line manage and grow a small, growing team of computational chemists and data scientists, and stay closely embedded in live projects, applying the methods yourself where it matters most.

You will work alongside medicinal, synthetic and analytical chemists, protein scientists, structural biologists, biophysicists and biologists, guiding projects from hit identification through to candidat...

Head of Computational-Aided Drug Discovery employer: Pure Resourcing Solutions

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We think you need these skills to ace Head of Computational-Aided Drug Discovery

Computational Chemistry
Cheminformatics
Machine Learning
AI
X-ray Crystallography
NMR
Biophysical Methods