Corteva Agriscience

Senior Computational Chemist

Corteva Agriscience$110K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry, Data Science, or related field.
  • 10+ years in computational chemistry within pharmaceuticals or agriculture.
  • Expertise in various computational methods like molecular modeling and virtual screening.
  • Experience using data science and machine learning in molecule design.
  • Proficient in managing large datasets and scientific computing environments.
  • Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Innovate and build computational chemistry capabilities for agrochemical design.
  • Develop advanced molecular modeling and AI workflows for projects.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on project strategies.
  • Mentor scientists to promote a culture of excellence and innovation.
  • Communicate findings to project leaders and R&D stakeholders.
  • Contribute to IP generation, publications, and presentations.

Benefits

  • Numerous development opportunities to enhance skills.
  • Opportunity to contribute to a meaningful company mission.
  • Health benefits from the first day of employment.
  • Four weeks of paid time off plus two weeks of well-being pay annually.
  • Excellent parental leave policies with a minimum of 16 weeks.
  • Competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement.
Full Job Description

What You’ll Do:

  • Innovate, build and apply novel computational chemistry capabilities that accelerate the design and optimization of novel agrochemical active ingredients for Crop Health R&D.
  • Develop and implement advanced molecular modeling, simulation, and AI-based workflows for discovery and pipeline projects.
  • Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to shape project strategy and the design-build-test-learn cycle to integrate and improve computational predictions.
  • Mentor and coach scientists, fostering a culture of scientific excellence, innovation and collaboration across teams including chemists, biologists, and data scientists. 
  • Communicate project progress and key findings to stakeholders, including project leaders and R&D leadership.
  • Keep pace with technological advances and contribute to intellectual property generation, scientific publications, and presentations at internal and external meetings.

What Skills You Need:

  • Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry, Data Science, Chemical Informatics, Chemistry, or a related scientific field.
  • 10+ years of experience applying computational chemistry in the pharmaceutical or agricultural industry.
  • Demonstrated expertise in multiple computational approaches such as molecular modeling, virtual screening, homology modeling, pharmacophore elucidation, free energy perturbation, homology modeling, and/or structure-based drug design.
  • Solid knowledge base and experience in the incorporation of data science methods (e.g., machine learning and generative AI) in molecule design and optimization.
  • Proven experience working with large datasets, scientific computing and large-scale computing environments (e.g., HPC clusters, cloud computing).
  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and technical writing skills.

What makes you stand out:

  • Strong background in cheminformatics, statistics, machine learning, and/or other data-driven modeling approaches.
  • Experience combining chemistry-based mechanistic modeling with data-driven modeling in hybrid models for molecule design/optimization.
  • Familiarity with modern software tools and programming languages used in computational chemistry (e.g., Schrödinger Suite, MOE, AMBER, Gaussian, Python).
  • Track record of impactful publications or patents in computational chemistry or molecule design/optimization.
  • Experience mentoring or leading technical teams.

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Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

  • Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

  • Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

  • Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

  • Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

  • Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

  • Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

About Corteva Agriscience

Corteva Agriscience brings you the world's most recognized and premium agricultural solutions, featuring Pioneer® and Brevant™ Seeds, award-winning Crop Protection products, Encirca, and Granular software tools and services. they provide agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability. they strive to develop sustainable and efficient global food systems that benefit everyone.

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Learn more about Corteva Agriscience
Size
21,000 employees
Market Cap
$42.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$681 million
5 Year Trend
+2.4%
Revenue
$14.2 billion
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