We are seeking a Solution Consultant to support in APAC the Dassault Systèmes business related to predictive science, molecular modeling, and simulation in the life sciences industry. The ideal candidate will have a strong customer focus and excellent interpersonal and presentation skills and be looking to further their professional career by leveraging their technical and scientific experience in a commercial business environment.
- Illustrate how target identification, candidate selection, and lead optimization can be achieved through structure based drug design, phamacophore and ligand-based design, macromolecule design and analysis, antibody modeling, and forcefield-based simulations (CHARMm / NAMD)
- Understand and refine customer’s critical business issues to be able to strategically position the value of our computational science offering
- Manage technical and scientific software evaluations, workshops and demonstrations
- Prepare and deliver presentations to business and informatics representatives, from a scientist to a C-level perspective
- Drive responses regarding Request for Information as well as Request for Proposals (RFI and RFP)
- PhD. in Biophysics, Computational Drug Design, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Computational chemistry or related fields
- Post-doctoral research or relevant experience in life sciences industry
- Passion for learning
- Solid understanding of drug discovery process with hands-on experience within the life science industry
- Robust understanding of molecular modeling, computational chemistry, and/or computational biology
- Experience with few of the techniques in ligand based drug design, especially free energy perturbation, protein modeling and molecular dynamics simulations, antibody and biologics design, protein-protein docking , QSAR, machine learning preferred.
- Previous Pipeline Pilot experience is a bonus as is the ability to script in Python
- Highly self-motivated with ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a larger team.
- Proficiency in English in speaking, reading and writing is essential and other Asian languages such as Japanese would be extremely beneficial
- Must be able to travel extensively (up to 50%), including overnight and international travel
Diversity statement
As a game-changer in sustainable technology and innovation, Dassault Systèmes is striving to build more inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. We believe that our people are our number one asset and we want all employees to feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. It is our goal that our people feel a sense of pride and a passion for belonging. As a company leading change, it’s our responsibility to foster opportunities for all people to participate in a harmonized Workforce of the Future.