Wednesday 7 August 2013

Computational Chemist, Evotec, Oxfordshire, UK

Senior Scientist  Computational Chemistry
Computational Chemistry Department at Evotec (UK) Ltd

Salary: from 26,000 dependent on experience
Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Permanent, full time
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK

Evotec (UK) Ltd is currently seeking a Senior Scientist for our 
Computational Chemistry team in the Discovery Alliances Business based in 
Oxfordshire. The Department is at the forefront of new science and 
technology and is seeking to expand its team to further support early to 
late term small molecule drug discovery projects within the Company.

To join us, you will have the passion and aptitude to drive innovation in 
the Computational Chemistry team.  You will have a PhD together with 
industrial experience of supporting medicinal chemistry activities. The 
successful applicant will work alongside colleagues in Chemistry, Biology 
and Structural Biology in an interdisciplinary environment and actively 
contribute to projects at all stages of the drug discovery and development 
process. We're on the look-out for those who interact and communicate 
easily with colleagues and clients. The right attitude and respect for 
others are very important to us. 

Minimum Requirements: 
 Degree in Chemistry or a related subject
 PhD in Computational Chemistry or a related subject
 Industrial experience of medicinal chemistry support
 Strong presentation and communication skills, and high standard of 
written work

Desirable Skills:
 Knowledge of structure-based and ligand-based drug design
 Techniques for virtual screening and chemical library design
 Knowledge of molecular simulation techniques (e.g. molecular 
dynamics)
 Experience of QSAR modelling and other statistical modelling tools
 Basic experience with quantum mechanical (QM) calculations
 Strong enough knowledge of chemistry to interact with medicinal 
chemistry teams
 Scripting/programming skills (e.g. SVL, perl, etc.)
If you feel that your skills and experience match what we are looking for, 
please apply via the website: http://www.evotec.com/articles/en/Careers/8. 
Application closing date is 18th August 2013.

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