Senior Scientist (R3), AI/ML Molecular Drug Design

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Job Title: Senior Scientist (R3), AI/ML Molecular Drug Design
Location: South San Francisco, CA,

Company: Merck
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Salary: Competetive
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New hires in office-based roles in the US & Puerto Rico will be required, subject to applicable law, to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement that can be accommodated without an undue burden to the operation. However, subject to applicable law, employees working in roles that the Company determines require routine collaboration with external stakeholders, such as employees in customer facing commercial or research based roles, will be required to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment.

Our Research Scientists are our Inventors. We identify and target steps in disease mechanisms or pathways that could be inhibited or enhanced. Our goal is to isolate a compound that is effective against a disease target. Using innovative thinking, state-of-the-art facilities and robust scientific methodology we collaborate to discover the next medical breakthrough.

Our company's Research Laboratories South San Francisco, a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, is focused on driving discovery research. Our new multi-disciplinary discovery research site offers state-of-the-art resources to explore the most promising science combined with our company world-class R&D expertise in small molecules and biologics. Located within the heart of the Bay Area's biomedical community, research conducted in our new laboratories spans exploratory biology through early clinical development and is an integral part of our company's powerful world-class network of drug and vaccine discovery.

At our company, we are inspired by the belief that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to scientific excellence can create medicines and vaccines that save and improve lives. Every employee is building on our proud legacy of scientific breakthrough. Our ability to impact the lives of patients worldwide depends on the integrity, creativity, humility and scientific acumen of our team. We are creating a diverse organization that is inspired by invention and founded on a culture of respect and collaboration. At our company's Research Labs South San Francisco, you'll have the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills through collaboration with talented and dedicated colleagues while advancing your career.

Our company is currently seeking a highly motivated and exceptional scientist with a focus on advanced AI/ML approaches for biologics, protein, and peptide modeling in the Modeling & Informatics group within the Computational and Structural Chemistry department at our South San Francisco site. The successful candidate will join multidisciplinary, highly collaborative discovery teams both locally and across our company's global network to invent novel medicines by applying advanced computational techniques and developing innovative computational methods.

Key Responsibilities:

Developing new workflows, including deep learning workflows, that enable the discovery of new medicines
Contributing to protein design for therapeutics, antigens, and structure enablement
Collaborate with interdisciplinary discovery teams to apply a variety of informatics and modeling techniques to accelerate the evolution of drug discovery leads to drug candidates
Continuing research in areas of machine learning and molecular modeling relevant to drug discovery, and maintaining an external scientific presence through high-impact publications and presentations
Education and sharing of AI/ML knowledge across the department and adjacent groups

Position Qualifications:

Required Education:

MS/MA with a minimum of 4 years post-graduate experience or Ph.D. (or close to completion) in biophysics, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, applied math, engineering, or equivalent

Required Experience:

Experience applying advanced computational approaches to protein and/or peptide design
Proficiency in Python for scientific computing
Experience with at least one major deep learning framework (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, or similar)
Knowledgeable in machine learning best practices
Experience with Linux and high-performance compute (HPC) environments
Multiple publications and/or external presentations demonstrating creative application of computational approaches to problems of biological interest
Strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred Experience:

Ability to develop computational workflows, analysis methodologies, or algorithms for biomolecules such as peptides, proteins, antibodies, and antibody drug conjugates.
Experience with protein design software packages such as MOE, Schrodinger, or Rosetta
Experience applying computational methods such as molecular dynamics, protein sequence/structure design, or deep learning to problems of biological interest
Experience working in multidisciplinary teams that include experimental scientists

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we "follow the science" that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. We believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

Who we are ...

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for ...

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.

NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS

In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.

If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. To discuss in more detail, please contact your HRBP or Talent Acquisition Advisor.

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For positions located in the United States and Puerto Rico - Subject to applicable law, all new hires (including internal transfers) must demonstrate that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or that they qualify for a medical or religious exemption to this vaccination requirement. New hires (including internal transfers) to a position that, as determined by the Company, requires routine collaboration with external stakeholders (such as roles in health services or customer-facing commercial or research-based roles) ("Customer-Facing Role") who are not vaccinated must qualify for a medical or religious exemption and be in a position that the Company determines can accommodate unvaccinated employees without causing an undue burden to business operations. If, following dialog with the candidate as appropriate, it is determined that the candidate either a) does not qualify for a religious or medical exemption or, b) for candidates applying for Customer-Facing roles, it is determined that allowing the candidate to work without vaccination would cause an undue burden to the Company, the candidate will be ineligible for hire or transfer, or any offer of employment or transfer (if applicable) will be revoked. Please note that notwithstanding the approval of any reasonable accommodation, the Company reserves the right to monitor, modify, or revoke any such accommodation if it is determined, following dialog with the employee, that the accommodation is no longer effective or results in an undue burden to the Company.

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Employee Status:
Regular

Relocation:
Domestic/International

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Number of Openings:
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Job Post Date: 11/03/22