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Senior Principal Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan 

We’re looking to hire a Senior Principal Scientist of Medicinal Chemistry to join us in our mission to discover and develop drugs that improve human health through the use of breakthrough computational methods. 

Our drug discovery and pre-clinical development team includes a cross-functional group of scientists and drug developers with experience working on all common target classes and therapeutic areas. We’re supported by more than 100 software developers and engineers, as well as a large-scale computational infrastructure to apply our proprietary physics-based drug design and optimization platform. Several programs we have worked on have achieved development candidates, including progression to clinical development and FDA approval. View our entire pipeline of wholly-owned programs and collaborations here.

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Schrödinger understands that it’s people that make a company great. Because of this, we’re prepared to offer a competitive salary, bonus plan, and benefits, which includes mutual-aid retirement plans, over three weeks of paid vacation time, numerous company holidays, a parental leave program, and healthcare through our partnership with the Japanese Health Insurance Association, and professional development opportunities including trainings and continuous education support.

Why Schrödinger:
You will join a global scientific organization developing and applying advanced computational technologies to improve human health and quality of life.  This role offers the opportunity to work with leading life-science organizations in Japan, contribute to important scientific challenges, collaborate with international experts, and shape the adoption of next-generation computational methods in drug discovery.

 

募集ポジション:Senior Principal Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry

勤務地:日本・東京

Schrödingerでは、革新的な計算科学的手法を活用し、人々の健康向上に貢献する医薬品の創出・開発を目指して、メディシナルケミストリー分野の Senior Principal Scientist をを募集しています。

当社の創薬・前臨床開発チームは、主要な標的クラスおよび幅広い治療領域での経験を持つ、多様な専門分野の研究者と医薬品開発の専門家で構成されています。100名以上のソフトウェア開発者・エンジニアと大規模な計算インフラ支援のもと、物理学に基づく当社独自の分子設計・最適化プラットフォームを創薬に活用しています。当社が携わった複数のプログラムから開発化合物が創出されており、臨床開発への移行や米国食品医薬品局(FDA)の承認に至った実績もあります。当社が単独で権利を保有するプログラムおよび共同研究プログラムを含むパイプラインの全体像は、こちらをご覧ください。

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Schrödingerは、優れた会社をつくるのは「人」であると考えています。そのため、競争力のある給与、賞与制度に加え、以下を含む福利厚生と成長機会を提供しています。

Schrödingerで働く魅力

Schrödingerは、人々の健康と生活の質の向上を目指し、先進的な計算科学技術の開発と応用に取り組むグローバルなサイエンス企業です。

本ポジションでは、日本の主要なライフサイエンス企業・研究機関と連携し、重要な科学的課題の解決に貢献できます。また、世界各国の専門家と協働しながら、創薬における次世代の計算科学的手法の導入・活用を推進する機会があります。





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