Lead Application Scientist - Tokyo
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21-08-2025
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Job Summary
At Cadence we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.
Lead Application Scientist - Computational Chemistry
Location: Tokyo Japan
OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences a division of Cadence Design Systems is an industry leader in computational molecular design through rapid robust and scalable software consulting services and Orion the only cloud-native fully integrated software-as-a-service molecular modeling platform. Combining unlimited computation and storage with powerful tools for data sharing visualization and analysis in a customizable development platform Orion offers unprecedented capabilities for the advancement of pharmaceuticals biologics agrochemicals and flavors and fragrances. OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences is headquartered in Santa Fe N.M. with offices in Boston Mass.; Cologne Germany; and Tokyo Japan.
Over the last eight years OpenEye has developed the fields most advanced large-scale compute platform Orion built on Amazon Web this position you will be working at the cutting edge of cloud computing Python/C development and advanced MD simulation techniques to investigate the mechanistic details of passive membrane permeability of drug-like molecules. Your work will have the potential to make a major impact in drug discovery research and will likely be used by many pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world.
We are looking to hire a professional Japanese customer-focused Applications Scientist to join our fun-loving global team at our Tokyo office in Akasaka. You will focus on helping clients succeed with OpenEyes cloud-based molecular design platform Orion but will include work with all OpenEye industry-leading tools. We are looking for a person who is always curious eager to learn helpful to colleagues and customers alike and ready grow in a supportive work environment.
What you will do:
- Leading technical presentations and demonstrations to new and existing customers
- Providing advice on scientific methods workflows and appropriate use of OpenEye tools (both remote and on-site assistance)
- Answering customer inquiries related to OpenEye tools in a timely manner
- Representing OpenEye at scientific conferences workshops trade shows etc.
- Identifying and developing potential new customers building strong relationships with existing and potential customers
- Liaising between customers and the science and development teams at OpenEye
- Contributing to the development of molecular design platforms internally
- Conducting research in partnership and collaborative projects
What you should have:
- PhD in chemistry computational chemistry or related field
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Business level English language skill to communicate on scientific matters and native level Japanese language skill
- Strong desire and commitment to work closely with customers to ensure a long successful and positive experience with OpenEye software
The following are a PLUS but not required:
- Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry
- Previous experience with OpenEye software
- Programming experience with C Python and/or Java desirable particularly using OpenEye toolkits
Conditions
- Annual salary system ()
- Social insurance fully covered ()
- Five days 40 hours per week (40)
- Flex-Time system ()
This position will require some travel mainly domestic but occasionally to the U.S.
OpenEye Cadence Molecular Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
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