Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and scientifically versatile Computational Drug Discovery & Synthetic Chemistry Scientist to support innovative pharmaceutical research spanning computer-aided drug design (CADD), computational chemistry, cheminformatics, computational toxicology, and synthetic route development.

What You'll Do

Computational Drug Discovery & Molecular Design
Retrosynthetic Analysis & Synthetic Route Development
Patent & Literature-Aware Chemistry
Computational Toxicology & Safety Assessment
Cheminformatics, Data & Computational Platforms
Scientific Collaboration

Key Responsibilities

PhD in Computational Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Computational Biology, or a closely related discipline
Postdoctoral experience and/or approximately 1–5 years of relevant industry or research experience
Demonstrated hands-on experience applying computational methods to real-world drug discovery problems
Strong expertise in at least two major computational drug discovery areas, such as:




Molecular docking
Virtual screening
Pharmacophore modeling
Molecular dynamics
QSAR/QSPR
Cheminformatics
Computational ADMET
Computational toxicology
Machine learning/AI for drug discovery
Solid knowledge of organic chemistry and demonstrated ability to perform retrosynthetic analysis and develop synthetic routes for small molecules
Ability to independently evaluate the feasibility and practicality of proposed synthetic routes
Experience searching scientific literature and chemical/pharmaceutical patents
Strong understanding of molecular structure, chemical properties, protein–ligand interactions, reaction chemistry, and principles of drug discovery
Ability to integrate computational, chemical, and experimental information to make scientific recommendations
Strong scientific writing, communication, and presentation skills
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in multidis

📌 Computational Drug Discovery (Hyderabad)
🏢 HRV Pharma
📍 Hyderabad