Principal Scientist - Computational Protein Design

As a computational protein designer at PopVax, you will play a crucial role in utilizing various protein design and engineering techniques to contribute to the development of novel mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. Your responsibilities will include: - Utilizing protein design techniques such as brute force mutation, molecular dynamics simulations, ML-based approaches like constrained hallucination, in-painting, and diffusion, and protein language models for sequence optimization. - Collaborating with software engineers and machine learning scientists to enhance productivity. - Contributing to the open culture of publication for methods and encouraging independent research agendas alongside company goals. To qualify for this role, you should possess the following qualifications: - Experience in using computational tools to design or engineer proteins. - Familiarity with state-of-the-art machine learning methods. - Proficiency in writing code to develop and train models. PopVax, an Indian full-stack biotechnology company, is focused on developing broadly-protective vaccines against pandemic potential pathogens. The company has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Balvi for its projects. Remote work options are available for highly qualified candidates, with periodic site visits to the Hyderabad lab. Academic partnerships and part-time appointments can also be negotiated for candidates wishing to maintain ties with academia. If you believe you have the requisite background knowledge and skills to contribute to PopVax's mission of ensuring global access to innovative medical solutions, we encourage you to apply and elaborate on your relevant experience in the application. Join us at PopVax and be a part of the team working towards developing next-generation vaccines for broader protection against infectious diseases.,