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Medicinal Chemist

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Inductive Bio is building an AI compound optimization platform that dramatically accelerates hit-to-lead and lead optimization. Our state-of-the-art AI models—trained on a rapidly growing, proprietary ADMET dataset—are accelerating over 30 active drug programs with leading biopharma partners, and adoption is growing rapidly each month. Backed by top investors and advised by world-class drug hunters, Inductive Bio is quickly becoming the partner of choice for innovative biopharma companies.

We are seeking an accomplished Medicinal Chemist with over 20 years of industry experience to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate directly with top-tier biopharma teams across a variety of therapeutic areas and small molecule modalities, leveraging our AI platform to optimize molecules and accelerate drug programs. As a scientific leader, you will also play a critical role in business development interactions and will partner closely with our internal machine learning and software engineering teams to enhance our technology.

What you’ll do:

Participate as a senior advisor in chemistry meetings with our partners’ teams, suggesting compound ideas and helping advance their programs, while being supported by Inductive’s AI platform
Guide the development of best-in-class AI for chemistry tools through close collaboration with Inductive’s team of machine learning and software engineers
Join business development calls with potential partners to act as a scientific leader and domain expert
Be an early user of Inductive Bio’s software products and provide guidance to the team to make them scientifically valid and easy-to-use
Collaborate with our partners to write publications for journals and conferences
Apply your expertise toward strategic leadership of Inductive’s scientific, technical, and business roadmap
Represent Inductive Bio externally at conferences and events

Who you are:

You have a Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Bio-organic Chemistry, or Medicinal Chemistry and at least 20 years of drug discovery experience in industry
You have a track record of delivering quality development candidates and a deep understanding of the entire interdisciplinary drug discovery process, from hit-finding to IND
You have established yourself as a scientific leader through a record of publications, presentations, and patents
You are excited about how AI can be used to accelerate drug discovery
You are an outstanding verbal and written communicator and are comfortable leading external meetings
You are excited about teaching and guiding the next generation of scientific leaders
You are excited to chart the course of a fast-growing startup while collaborating deeply with a cross-disciplinary team of medicinal chemists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and business professionals
You are entrepreneurial and thrive in ambiguous environments

Working at Inductive

At Inductive Bio, we know that the people on the team are what make us great. We offer competitive salary and equity-based compensation; comprehensive healthcare benefits (including dental and vision); and the opportunity to grow along with a rapidly scaling company. We are a passionate, kind, and mature team. Working at a fast-growing startup is not always a 9-5 job, but we believe that our employees should have full lives beyond their career.

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What You Should Know About Medicinal Chemist, Inductive Bio

Inductive Bio is on the lookout for an exceptional Medicinal Chemist to join our innovative team dedicated to revolutionizing drug discovery through AI. With over 20 years of industry experience, you'll collaborate closely with biopharma experts across multiple therapeutic areas, leveraging our state-of-the-art AI compound optimization platform. In this role, you will be a scientific leader, participating in critical meetings, providing insightful compound ideas, and facilitating partnerships with leading biopharma companies. Your expertise will be essential in guiding our machine learning and software engineering teams to enhance our technology, ensuring it meets the rigorous needs of drug discovery. You’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your work through publications and conferences, actively representing Inductive Bio in the scientific community. If you're passionate about using AI to accelerate drug discovery and eager to mentor the next generation of scientists, this role is a perfect fit for you. Join us at Inductive Bio, where we’re building a culture of collaboration and innovation while changing the future of medicine.

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What are the main responsibilities of a Medicinal Chemist at Inductive Bio?

As a Medicinal Chemist at Inductive Bio, your responsibilities will include collaborating with biopharma teams to optimize drug compounds, guiding the development of AI tools for chemistry, participating in business development discussions, and representing the company at conferences. You'll be pivotal in advancing our drug programs while ensuring that your contributions align with our innovative AI platform.