Product Scientist, AI Drug Discovery & ADMET
Overview
You will lead scientific partnerships for Inductive Bio, driving dose-centric optimization across small molecule programs with partners like Enamine. Reporting to the Product Science lead, you'll join a team of medicinal and computational chemists building Beacon-1 and Indy, our AI assistant. You'll shape platform direction from real program data and prototype analyses in Python with Claude Code. This role stands out for its blend of hands-on science and product ownership, backed by $30M in funding and a $21M ARPA-H award.
What You'll Do10
- 1Own the scientific relationship with partner project teams, covering reversible and covalent small molecules, macrocycles, and heterobifunctionals.
- 2Rationalize SAR and flag data inconsistencies before they lead to bad decisions.
- 3Guide med chem strategy: what to make, what to test, how to triage compounds, and where to focus synthetic resources.
- 4Model PK/PD relationships and project human dose to evaluate therapeutic window and de-risk programs.
- 5Prototype analyses and modeling experiments in Python, using Claude Code to move from hypothesis to result quickly.
- 6Build reusable tools and workflows for partner delivery and integration into Indy.
- 7Evaluate new computational methods on benchmark datasets and decide what to adopt.
- 8Dig into model performance issues and work with the ML team to turn findings into improvements.
- 9Set scientific direction for the platform and write feature requirements.
- 10Represent Inductive's capabilities in partner meetings and publications.
Requirements6
- 15+ years on drug discovery project teams, from hit ID through lead optimization, with a track record of trusted judgment.
- 2Deep scientific training in medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, or a related field.
- 3Broad technical range across cheminformatics, structure-based modeling, ML, and DMPK.
- 4Comfortable writing Python and picking up new tools, including AI coding agents like Claude Code.
- 5Clear communicator who leads cross-functional discussions and turns complex analyses into visuals that land.
- 6Experience seeing a program through to DC nomination or IND-enabling studies is a plus.
Salary Insight
$180 - $220k per year
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