Biotech Expert
Position: Pharma/Biotech Expert — Drug Discovery
Type: Part-time contract
Compensation: $40–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Part-time
Role Responsibilities
• Critically assess target validation strategies, assay design, and screening data quality.
• Interpret SAR trends and guide hit-to-lead and lead optimization decisions.
• Evaluate mechanistic hypotheses, protein–ligand interactions, and potency/selectivity trade-offs.
• Analyze developability risks including drugability, safety, and liability considerations.
• Review preclinical pharmacology and ADME data and recommend follow-up experiments.
• Summarize scientific findings in structured formats for AI training and expert review.
• Communicate complex scientific insights clearly in written and verbal formats.
Requirements
• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, or related field, or MS/BS with strong years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong years of industry experience in drug discovery, lead optimization, biologics engineering, or assay development.
• Expertise in preclinical evaluation, mechanistic analysis, lead optimization, and target validation.
• Strong ability to critically assess scientific literature and complex preclinical datasets.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.
Type: Part-time contract
Compensation: $40–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: Part-time
Role Responsibilities
• Critically assess target validation strategies, assay design, and screening data quality.
• Interpret SAR trends and guide hit-to-lead and lead optimization decisions.
• Evaluate mechanistic hypotheses, protein–ligand interactions, and potency/selectivity trade-offs.
• Analyze developability risks including drugability, safety, and liability considerations.
• Review preclinical pharmacology and ADME data and recommend follow-up experiments.
• Summarize scientific findings in structured formats for AI training and expert review.
• Communicate complex scientific insights clearly in written and verbal formats.
Requirements
• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Chemical Biology, or related field, or MS/BS with strong years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong years of industry experience in drug discovery, lead optimization, biologics engineering, or assay development.
• Expertise in preclinical evaluation, mechanistic analysis, lead optimization, and target validation.
• Strong ability to critically assess scientific literature and complex preclinical datasets.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote environment.