Computational Chemist with a passion for molecular design

CREATE THE MEDICINES OF THE FUTURE

We are recruiting a scientist with expertise in computational chemistry. Apply today if you thrive in an efficient and multi-disciplinary research environment focused on driving innovative drug projects forward. We give you the opportunity to develop both within and outside of your discipline.

SPRINT BIOSCIENCE IN SHORT

Sprint Bioscience develops small-molecule drugs to fight cancer. With fragment-based drug design methods, advanced technical approaches, and leading specialists, we develop the drugs of the future - from the idea stage to a clinical candidate with the goal set at being "First-in-Class". Our business model is to identify and run drug development projects and license these in the preclinical phase to the global pharmaceutical industry. We choose projects with the greatest technical and commercial potential for success. Sprint Bioscience has had a yearly growth since our start in 2009. Today, we are about 30 committed employees who work closely together in a stimulating environment with cutting-edge methodology and challenging projects. We also collaborate with several academic and industrial partners from all over the world. We are situated in tailored designed premises in Flemingsberg - Huddinge, 20 minutes by train from Stockholm City.

ABOUT THE POSITION

You will be part of the Protein Science and Drug Design team, consisting of scientists with expertise within biophysics, biochemistry, crystallography, and computational chemistry. You will also be working closely together with our other disciplines, designing new compounds together with the medicinal chemists, and using data from the cell biology group. We work in efficient and dynamic project teams, which are adaptable and change depending on project priorities. This is a full-time permanent position.

YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

You will bring your expertise into a team of dedicated scientists. You need collaborative skills and to communicate well when supporting parallel projects in a multi-disciplinary environment. Our company language is English.
Your specific contributions will be in the areas of:
• Enabling and driving the design of the next generation of small molecule drugs.
• Development of computational models, for instance predicting potency or ADME-parameters.
• Analysis of small and large sets of multi-dimensional data, and suggesting the next steps for data generation.
• Updating our computational chemistry toolbox and workflows.

Explore our website, www.sprintbioscience.com, and find out what it is like to work at Sprint Bioscience: https://www.sprintbioscience.com/en/career/what-do-our-employees-say/