Iambic Therapeutics
Research Scientist II/Senior, Discovery Machine Learning
$146K–$204K
San Diego HQ · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 15, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of experience; more junior candidates are welcome, with title reflecting experience.
- Education
- PhD or equivalent degree in chemistry or another physical science, or commensurate degree and job experience.
About the job
Applies and evaluates machine learning models, including Enchant, to support drug discovery teams and therapeutic development.
What you'll do
- Train, fine-tune, and evaluate machine learning models for drug-discovery applications.
- Collaborate with chemists, biologists, and discovery teams to use ML insights in design-make-test-analyze cycles.
- Communicate results and provide domain-driven feedback to improve model use and development.
What they ask for
- PhD or equivalent degree in chemistry or another physical science, with 3+ years of experience, or commensurate degree and job experience.
- Familiarity with statistical analysis techniques for evaluating, troubleshooting, and adapting models in scientific contexts.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Skills in Python programming, statistics, and drug discovery.
Nice to have
- PhD or equivalent degree in computational chemistry or machine learning in chemistry.
- 3+ years of experience working in a drug discovery project.
Pay
$146.4K – $203.5K (currency and whether base salary or total pay not stated)
Tools
Python, Enchant
AI focus
Uses machine learning to support drug discovery, including predicting drug-target interactions and molecular properties.
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