Discover IDEAYA Biosciences' precision oncology approach targeting cancer vulnerabilities to develop transformative therapies for hard-to-treat cancers. Backed by GV.
About the role
We are seeking an accomplished Senior Principal Research Scientist in Computational Chemistry with significant pharmaceutical industry experience to join our multidisciplinary small molecule drug discovery organization. This is a senior individual contributor role for a highly experienced computational chemist with a strong track record of advancing pharmaceutical discovery programs through hands-on scientific impact.
What they're looking for
- PhD in Computational Chemistry or a related discipline with 9+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience
- Strong understanding of small molecule drug discovery and medicinal chemistry principles
- Demonstrated expertise in structure-, ligand-, and fragment-based drug discovery
- Expertise in free energy perturbation, molecular dynamics, quantum mechanics, cheminformatics, and ligand affinity estimation methods
- Proven ability to independently deliver computational work that influences medicinal chemistry decisions and project outcomes
- Ability to manage priorities across multiple discovery programs
More about this role
IDEAYA's Non-Solicitation Policy strictly prohibits agencies and recruiters from any contact and communication with IDEAYA employees, managers, and leaders to submit unsolicited candidate resumes and/or to solicit business partnerships . Submission of unsolicited candidate resumes by agencies or recruiters with or without a contract in place with IDEAYA Biosciences Inc. will not create any implied obligation. Failure to comply with this policy will result in disqualification from current and future business opportunities with IDEAYA Biosciences. All recruiting and talent agency decisions are strictly managed by the internal IDEAYA Human Resources function. All communication by external agencies and recruiters must be directed to humanresources@ideayabio.com. We ask that you only email your interest once.
Job Summary
IDEAYA is a precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative therapies for cancer. Our approach integrates expertise in small-molecule drug discovery, structural biology and bioinformatics with robust internal capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers to develop tailored,...
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