Takeda
pharmaceutical or biotech
ResearchSeniorScientist,Cheminformatics
“Research Senior Scientist, Cheminformatics at Takeda. Skills: Cheminformatics, Machine Learning, Drug Design. Design, automate and deploy cheminformatics workflows. design visualization dashboards”
What You'll Achieve.
accelerate drug design; drive innovation; drive acceleration; meet Takeda’s therapeutic goals
Industry & Context.
Build predictive models for molecule design and optimization; Extract medchem design knowledge from large-scale chemical and biological datasets
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
PhD in Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Computer Science or related disciplines, 2+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech setting, Solid programming and scripting capabilities, proven ability to design and automate scalable computational workflows, expertise in cheminformatics toolkits, Comprehensive knowledge of the DMTA cycle, demonstrated success in deploying predictive tools across the design process, Experience leading strategic initiatives to accelerate DMTA cycle
Nice to Have
Experience with DEL data analysis, Multi-task DL method
What You'll Do.
automate and deploy cheminformatics workflows
design visualization dashboards
support drug discovery projects
Identify opportunities for predictive tools
Build predictive models
Extract medchem design knowledge
Stay updated with trends
Implement innovative methodologies
execute innovative tools
Serve as thought partner
execution of chemistry strategies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
collaborate closely with global teams in medicinal chemistry, DMPK, and AI/ML
Process & Methodology
Experience leading strategic initiatives
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