Computational Chemist at Topos Bio | CA, US | Rezi

Computational Chemist at Topos Bio

Computational Chemist

Topos Bio · CA, US

1 months ago

Computational Chemist

Topos Bio · CA, US

a month ago
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About the Role

We are seeking a Computational Chemist to help generate novel molecules for a variety of targets and collaborate closely with AI researchers and experimental scientists.

Responsibilities

  • Develop scalable workflows to generate and screen thousands of potential drug candidates.
  • Design and run molecular dynamics simulations, applying enhanced sampling methods to characterize protein-ligand binding and conformational dynamics.
  • Engineer and optimize data pipelines that handle large-scale molecular simulations and structure-based predictions.
  • Build and optimize cheminformatics pipelines for compound filtering, property prediction, fingerprint-based similarity search, and chemical space analysis.
  • Collaborate with AI researchers to incorporate simulation data into model training and inference pipelines.
  • Bridge scientific rigor with practical results, ensuring computational protocols are both accurate and efficient.
  • Communicate technical nuances to cross-functional teams, fostering a shared understanding of capabilities and limitations.
  • Stay up to date with the latest research and breakthroughs in computational chemistry, generative models, and molecular simulation.
  • Lead external scientific presentations to pharmaceutical partners; Communicate the team's computational approaches for both technical audiences and business partners.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computational Biophysics, Computational Chemistry, or a related field.
  • Experience with molecular modeling, simulation, and generative drug design.
  • Proficiency with common computational biophysics software (e.g. AMBER, GROMACS, OpenMM, PLUMED, Schrödinger, OpenEye).
  • Strong background in cheminformatics: molecular fingerprints, QSAR/QSPR, property prediction, scaffold analysis, cheminformatics libraries (e.g., RDKit, OpenBabel).
  • Expert coding in at least one language (Python preferred).
  • Familiarity with HPC cluster or cloud computing environments, containerization, and workflow orchestration.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas in clear terms.
  • Experience integrating machine learning techniques for molecular generation.
  • Background in quantum chemistry methods (DFT, ab initio) and its application to biomolecular systems.
  • Exposure to early-stage drug discovery programs, from target identification to lead optimization.

Skills

  • Molecular modeling
  • Molecular simulation
  • Generative drug design
  • AMBER
  • GROMACS
  • OpenMM
  • PLUMED
  • Schrödinger
  • OpenEye
  • Cheminformatics
  • Molecular fingerprints
  • QSAR/QSPR
  • Property prediction
  • Scaffold analysis
  • RDKit
  • OpenBabel
  • Python
  • HPC cluster computing
  • Cloud computing
  • Containerization
  • Workflow orchestration
  • Machine learning
  • Quantum chemistry methods
  • DFT
  • Ab initio methods

Education Level

  • PhD in Computational Biophysics, Computational Chemistry, or a related field

About the Company

  • At Topos Bio, we're pioneering drug discovery for intrinsically disordered proteins—targets that have eluded conventional approaches in neurodegeneration, oncology, and cardiometabolic disease.