Research Scientist, Molecular Dynamics

Recursion seeks a Research Scientist to support their computational physics team in drug discovery by developing advanced computational methods and scalable workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of physics methods into efficient workflows
• Collaborate with software engineers and drug designers on technical solutions
• Evaluate emerging technologies for platform integration
• Communicate research to guide decisions and contribute to scientific community

Requirements

• PhD in Chemistry, Physics, Computational Chemistry, or related field
• Excellent programming skills in Python for tool development
• Track record developing molecular simulation or computational chemistry tools
• Knowledge of drug discovery and molecular simulation applications
• Experience deploying large-scale jobs on compute clusters or cloud infrastructure

Preferred

• In-depth Python experience with GitHub deployments or contributions to established MD software (Amber, Gromacs, OpenMM)
• PhD specializing in molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecular structure and ligand-protein binding