Industrial Post Doc or Entry-level Computational Biochemist
Contact: Dr. Lance M Westerhoff − lance@quantumbioinc.com − 814-235-6908
Based at: QuantumBio Inc., 200 Innovation Boulevard, Suite 261, State College, PA 16803
On the Web: http://www.quantumbioinc.com/Careers/
Job Purpose:
Beginning immediately: QuantumBio Inc., headquartered adjacent to The Pennsylvania State University in scenic State College, PA, is in need of a post doctoral or entry-level computational Biochemist/Chemist interested in continuing his or her career within a dynamic, small-company environment. Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth M. Merz Jr., professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida and Dr. Lance M. Westerhoff, General Manager of QuantumBio Inc., the successful candidate will work with both academic and industrial partners to help transition the novel, quantum mechanically based NMR refinement technologies recently developed in the academic laboratory to QuantumBio’s product line.
The successful candidate will be integral to this project and will focus his or her efforts on the software and scientific development aspects necessary to deploy this novel technology across the pharmaceutical industry. The position requires the candidate to have a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or related field and have extensive experience with modern macromolecular modeling software, computational chemistry method development, and object-oriented software development. A willingness to publish, and experience with C++, Qt, human interface design, and/or high performance programming is a plus.
Opportunities for advancement are expected through additional SBIR/STTR-style projects, and industry-supported collaborations. Further, in addition to the research and development duties of the project, the position will afford the successful candidate with access to and experience with QuantumBio’s industry partners including a number of pharmaceutical, biotech, and computational firms.
About QuantumBio:
QuantumBio Inc is accelerating drug discovery efforts by providing pharmaceutical, biotechnology companies and life science research organizations with a next generation of Computer-Assisted Drug Design (CADD) and Computer-Assisted Molecular Modeling (CAMM) solutions based on the increased accuracy and power of quantum mechanics. These solutions include a number of options tailored to each customer’s specific requirements including software licensing, services, and customization. See http://www.quantumbioinc.com/ for more!
