Machine learning Scientist (Computational Chemistry/Proteins)

Machine learning Scientist (Computational Chemistry/Proteins) South San Francisco, United States | Posted on 02/25/2026 Our client, a worldleader in biotechnology and life sciences, is looking for a \"Machinelearning Scientist (Computational Chemistry/Proteins)\" based out of South SanFrancisco, CA. Job Duration:LongTerm Contract(Possibility Of Extension) Pay Rate : $50/hr on W2 Company Benefits: Medical, Dental,Vision, Paid Sick leave, 401K Work as a ML scientist to develop new scientific methodology for the understanding, scoring, ranking,generation, and design of biomolecules, especially proteins. Work as an engineer of scientific software, to produce usable, deployable code for thesenew methods to power the lab-in-the-loop. Use software best practices (versioncontrol, testing, modular code development, documentation, etc.) to collaborateon a large codebase with our team of methods developers. Deploy workflows onHPC and cloud platforms and deliver user-friendly web-based interfaces tomedicinal chemists across gRED. Desired Qualifications BS, MS, or PhD degreein a life or physical science or a computational field. Expert in Python andexperience with scientific software development. Experience withdeploying software workflows on cloud and/or HPC platforms. Experience working oncollaborative code bases, including merge requests, code review, writing testsetc. Basic understanding ofmodern machine learning methods including predictive models, generative models,and active learning as applied to molecular generation and optimization. Preferred Qualifications Candidates mayadditionally have, but are not required to have: Public portfolio ofprojects available on GitHub. Experience withRosetta, OpenMM, and/or computational chemistry codes. 3+ years of industryexperience. Extensive experienceworking with large chemical and biological datasets, including graph, sequence,and structure-based data. If interested, pleasesend us your updated resume at #J-18808-Ljbffr Dawar Consulting