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Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning and Computational Chemistry

Eikon Therapeutics
September 09, 2026
Full-time
Remote friendly (Millbrae, CA)
Worldwide
IT
Role: Senior Computational Chemist/Software Engineer focusing on designing and deploying algorithms and models for early drug discovery within a biopharmaceutical R&D setting. Responsibilities: develop scalable computational pipelines for chemical property prediction, compound screening, and reaction optimization; collaborate with biologists, chemists, and engineers to prototype and productionize software solutions; work on multiple projects aligned with company goals. Requirements: PhD or Master’s with 2+ or 5+ years of relevant experience respectively, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields; strong programming skills in Python, C/C++; expertise in machine learning, cheminformatics (RDKit, OpenBabel), computational chemistry methods (docking, MD, FEP); background in chemistry and biological concepts preferred. HighValue: applied AI and simulation in drug discovery, cheminformatics, molecular modeling, early-stage R&D, scalable pipeline deployment. WorkSetup: collaborative, fast-paced environment; no specific location or travel details provided.