Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert – Remote
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
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This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in 55 countries including United States United Kingdom Canada Germany India France Netherlands Singapore.
Pay: $45$90/hr
Job Title: Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)
Job Type: Contractor
Location: Remote (Worldwide)
Job Summary: In this role youll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn reason and perform through high-quality real-world input.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design evaluate and critique advanced computational chemistry workflows to support AI benchmarking initiatives.
- Provide expert-level insights on molecular simulations electronic structure methods and cheminformatics pipelines.
- Assess and optimize simulation parameters and scientific software configurations for accuracy and reproducibility.
- Analyze data from molecular dynamics quantum chemistry and drug discovery projects providing actionable recommendations.
- Leverage domain knowledge to guide the development and validation of chemistry-related AI models and tools.
- Communicate complex scientific concepts clearly both in writing and verbally to technical and non-technical collaborators.
- Document findings methodologies and best practices to ensure knowledge transfer across the customers team.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- PhD in chemistry computational chemistry or closely related field or equivalent industry/research experience.
- Professional written and spoken English (C1 or higher)
- Deep expertise with computational chemistry methods and simulation-heavy environments is desirable.
- Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as Gaussian ORCA Psi4 NWChem GROMACS LAMMPS AMBER RDKit or OpenBabel would be ideal.
- Strong scientific programming and analytical workflow experience especially using Python.
- Excellent quantitative analytical and scientific reasoning skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities with the ability to clearly document and explain technical concepts.
- Track record of rigorous scientific problem-solving in complex chemistry domains.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with AI/ML-assisted chemistry workflows or benchmarking.
- Peer-reviewed publications patents or contributions to open-source scientific software.
- Background in drug discovery spectroscopy analysis or reaction prediction/retrosynthesis.
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