AqemiaPosted 4mo ago

Computational Chemist

Computational Chemist at Aqemia scores 21 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

LondonFull-time contract

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About AQEMIA AQEMIA is a drug invention company dedicated to creating entirely new medicines to address major unmet medical needs. At the core of our mission is QEMI, our proprietary molecule-invention platform, which uniquely combines cutting-edge science with advanced technology. Powered by physics-based modeling, statistical mechanics, and generative AI, QEMI allows our teams to design novel drug candidates from first principles. What makes AQEMIA different is our commitment to true innovation: our research is dedicated to the invention of new molecular entities, not the refinement of existing ones. We focus on inventing never-before-seen molecules, without relying on experimental data, and advancing them into a growing pipeline of proprietary programs and strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies. Our most advanced preclinical programs are currently in vivo optimization, targeting diseases still waiting for effective treatments, offering our teams the opportunity to work on science that can make a real difference in people’s lives. For more information, visit AQEMIA.com, our WTTJ Page, and our LinkedIn. About our Team AQEMIA brings together a diverse, multidisciplinary team of 80+ professionals based in Paris and London. Our scientists and engineers, including chemists, physicists, machine learning experts, and software engineers, work side by side to push the boundaries of early-stage drug discovery. This close collaboration across disciplines is central to our approach, enabling us to tackle complex scientific challenges from first principles and translate cutting-edge ideas into novel therapeutic candidates. At AQEMIA, team members are encouraged to contribute their expertise, learn from one another, and play an active role in shaping the future of drug invention.

The Role

AQEMIA is building a new generation of AI-driven drug discovery workflows, and this role is critical to scaling the speed and reliability of our pre-program screening operations. As Computational Chemist – Pre-Programs, you will own the end-to-end execution and monitoring of QEMI virtual screening and hit expansion campaigns, from structure selection and target preparation to active hit selection. This role exists to remove operational bottlenecks that currently depend on build-team capacity, enabling pre-programs to progress with greater autonomy, consistency, and throughput.

You will combine scientific judgment, operational ownership, and hands-on problem solving to ensure screening campaigns are delivered with high quality and reproducibility across all active pre-programs. Beyond execution, you will play a key role in identifying why runs succeed or fail and translating those learnings into actionable feedback for platform and product teams. Within 12 months, success in this role will mean a standardized, resilient, and scalable screening workflow that accelerates AQEMIA’s ability to identify high-quality hits across multiple discovery programs.