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Schrödinger

Computational platform for drug discovery

Senior Principal Scientist - Medicinal Chemistry

Translational Research & Bench BiologyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A PhD in synthetic organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, or a related field is required.
  • At least ten years of drug discovery experience in a pharmaceutical or biotechnology setting is required.
  • A demonstrated medicinal chemistry track record, including advancing drug discovery projects to clinical candidate nomination, is required.
  • A strong understanding of biology, pharmacology, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics is required.
  • Hands-on experience and expertise with modern experimental hit-finding techniques is required.
  • Extensive experience working with external chemistry teams at contract research organizations is required.
  • Business-level proficiency in English and Japanese is required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead drug discovery programs in collaboration with global cross-functional teams, accounting for time-zone and work-culture differences.
  • Execute medicinal chemistry strategies to deliver high-quality development candidates.
  • Collaborate with computational chemists and modelers to apply the company’s computational platform to advance drug discovery programs.
  • Drive continuous improvement and implementation of new strategies for the Therapeutics Group’s experimental hit-finding capabilities.
  • Provide strategic and technical expertise to the Medicinal Chemistry team and the broader Therapeutics Group.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience advancing peptide modality programs.

About the Company

Schrödinger

Computational platform for drug discovery

Schrödinger provides a computational platform for drug discovery used by biopharma, academia, and government labs worldwide. It offers an integrated software suite for molecular modeling and simulations that clients license or access through collaborative research, often complemented by joint drug-discovery programs. The company differentiates itself with a long history (since 1990), a global footprint in 70+ countries, and a combination of software tools plus collaborative services. Its goal is to advance science and talent by strengthening its platform while helping partners discover and develop medicines through computational methods and partnerships.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1990

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