Pfizer
Principal Scientist - Computational Chemistry
United States - Massachusetts - Cambridge · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$106k-$177kDetected 7 days ago
LinuxMachine LearningAccessibilityRecruitingClinical TrialsClinical ResearchBioinformaticsPharmacovigilanceResearchProblem Solving
About the role
- Research and Development is at the heart of fulfilling that purpose-translating science and technology into therapies and vaccines that matter most.
- WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE You will be a computational chemist as an integral member of Medicinal Chemistry teams to apply computational techniques to impact drug discovery projects.
- The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.
Responsibilities
- Relocation support available
Requirements
- Knowledge in other Comp Chem specialty areas such as Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics, Drug Safety, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, and Bioinformatics.
- 2-3 years postdoc experience and/or 2+ year industrial experience as a computational chemist
- Experience of contributing to research projects independently
- Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.
- Ph. D. in computational chemistry or relevant discipline
Nice to have
- Familiar with Linux operation, High-performance computing environment and strong scripting skills including shells and Python.
- Familiarity with coding agents, context engineering, and multi-agent workflows would be a plus.
Skills
- Good knowledge in target family of therapeutically interests, such GPCR, Kinase and Intramembrane receptors, or Ion Channels is a plus.
- Strong knowledge in modern physics-based and ML-based computational models.
Compensation
- The annual base salary for this position ranges from $106,000.00 to $176,600.00.
Benefits
- Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site - U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com).
- Pfizer reports payments and other transfers of value to health care providers as required by federal and state transparency laws and implementing regulations.
- These laws and regulations require Pfizer to provide government agencies with information such as a health care provider's name, address and the type of payments or other value received, generally for public disclosure.
- We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life's moments.
- Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire.
Equal opportunity
- EEO & Employment Eligibility
Visa & Work Authorization
- U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.
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