ОПИСАНИЕ ДОЛЖНОСТИ
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FAST is seeking an outstanding Chemist with skills listed below. The Chemist will join the Advanced Solutions Center (ASCENT), a multifunctional platform for the origination and development of science-intensive ventures. The current prototype company project focuses on the development of an AI-based drug discovery platform, which will generate biologically active drug candidates from unexplored chemical space. The Company considers qualified candidates for full-time or part-time workload.
ОБЯЗАННОСТИ
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- Be part of a multidisciplinary team working on the development of machine learning algorithms for drug discovery.
- Assist the data science team with prioritization of chemical rules in organic synthesis.
- Analyze molecule structure data, perform literature reviews, and perform synthesis planning.
- Serve as a scientific expert for both internal and external partners and provide recommendations regarding new targets, new synthetic strategies and emerging external chemistry capabilities.
ТРЕБУЕМАЯ КВАЛИФИКАЦИЯ
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- PhD in Computational Chemistry, Synthetic Organic Chemistry or Medicinal Chemistry; alternatively, MS with at least 5 years of relevant experience in industry;
- Strong theoretical and working knowledge of organic chemistry;
- Effective written and oral communication skills in English language;
- Ability to search, analyze, and utilize the scientific literature;
- Ability to work with ChemDraw (or alternatives) and SciFinder/ Synthia/ Reaxys (or alternatives);
- Familiarity with a programming language (e.g. Python, R, Matlab) for scientific computing.
ПРОЦЕДУРА ПОДАЧИ ЗАЯВОК
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All interested candidates who meet the requirements, are encouraged to send their CV to:
hr@fast.foundation . Please, indicate the title of the position ("Chemist") in the subject line of the e-mail.
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О КОМПАНИИ
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Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) is conceived as a comprehensive platform to foster technological and scientific breakthroughs in Armenia. FAST aims to revive the country's strong Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) traditions, establishing a favorable regime for the innovative environment, fostering science and technology education, and actively developing a venture capital ecosystem. One of the most pivotal tasks of FAST is to engage tech and scientific communities in raising the profile of Armenia as a hub for technological and scientific discoveries and developments.