Staff ML Research Scientist, Co-Folding and Affinity

🕒 March 28

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SandboxAQ

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔒 Cybersecurity

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Pharmaceuticals

SandboxAQ is a company developing quantitative AI and quantum-inspired technologies to solve real-world problems across drug discovery, materials science, cybersecurity, and navigation. They build large quantitative models (LQMs) grounded in physics and chemistry to predict molecular properties, accelerate therapeutic design, and simulate complex chemical and catalytic processes, while also applying their expertise in AI and post-quantum cryptography to enhance digital security and navigation in GPS-denied environments.

📋 Description

• Drive the research and development of next-generation deep learning models for protein-ligand co-folding and affinity prediction • Bridge from research to commercial utility by equipping SandboxAQ’s software products with advanced predictive capabilities • Bring novel ideas and the content of scientific papers into the ideation, training, and benchmarking of complex models • Act as a technical beacon for the team, representing SandboxAQ scientifically and shaping its vision externally and internally • Mentor junior researchers and collaborate across engineering and product teams to foster a culture of technical rigor and rapid iteration

🎯 Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Computational Chemistry, or a related field • At least 4 years of post-PhD experience, including experience in a professional industry setting • Direct, hands-on experience developing and executing leading-edge co-folding and/or affinity prediction models • Proven excellence in co-folding and/or affinity prediction, as demonstrated by participation in industrial projects and/or academic publications • Experience functioning within a professional software team, including proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch/JAX) at scale

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents with generous employer premium contributions • Retirement savings with company matching • Paid parental leave • Inclusive family-building benefits • Flexible paid time off • Company-wide seasonal breaks • Support for flexible work arrangements that enable sustainable performance • Opportunities for continuous learning and growth through on-the-job development, cross-functional collaboration, and access to internal learning and development programs

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