Scientific Director, Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD / Computational Chemistry) - Spring House, PA - Spring House Pennsylvania

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Spring House, Pennsylvania
Posted On: 04/21/2024

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Scientific Director, Computer-Aided Drug Design (CADD, Computational Chemistry) located on site in Spring House, PA (Philadelphia area). At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. At J&J Innovative Medicine (JJIM) we work to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. Learn more at www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine and follow us @JNJInnovMed. The Therapeutics Discovery organization within JJIM R&D is continuing to build scientific expertise in predictive and generative modeling, screening, pharmacology and chemistry to partner closely with therapeutic area scientists to develop groundbreaking new medicines in the areas of Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Cardiovascular and Retina. The In Silico Discovery (ISD) department in Therapeutics Discovery is driving the next wave of computational drug design and is seeking a CADD leader to actively drive innovation of exciting and novel AI/ML and physics-based technologies to drug discovery. Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead a local team of about 10 CADD scientists that are embedded in drug discovery projects
• Shape and drive the scientific and organizational strategy of ISD at JJIM as member of the global CADD leadership team
• Shape and implement computational strategies to support innovative modality-agnostic drug discovery at JJIM R&D by researching and incorporating new physics-based and AI/ML techniques and platforms
• Represent In Silico Discovery in governance forums and external collaborations
• Serve as a scientific expert with both internal and external partners, and provide recommendations regarding technologies, targets, and emerging external opportunities
• Ensure optimal interaction and communication within the CADD, ISD, and Therapeutics Discovery organizations
• Collaborate with other departments at JJIM to deliver solutions that integrate computational approaches More...

      

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