Scientist, Cheminformatics
Octant Bio · Emeryville, California, United States
Posted 15 days ago · $150,000 to $190,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Octant Bio's roles stay open a median of 21 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Octant Bio's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Octant Bio
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 3 open
- Hiring momentum
- 5 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Octant Bio's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Octant Bio.
About this role
As a Scientist in Cheminformatics at Octant, you will guide assay development and evaluate data using chemical reasoning, focusing initially on the OpenADMET effort. Your role involves collaborating with chemists and biologists to develop high-throughput ADMET assays, analyzing large datasets, and contributing to the data infrastructure for assay results. You will work in a dynamic environment, applying your expertise to enhance Octant's drug discovery platform.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- PhD in Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Chemical Biology, Computational Chemistry, or a related discipline
- 3-5 years of research experience, preferably in industry
- Expertise in organic and/or medicinal chemistry, including DMPK
- Practical analytical chemistry knowledge, especially chromatography (HPLC, SFC, LC-MS)
- Strong statistics and data science fundamentals
- Solid software skills, fluency in Python and/or R
Nice to have
- Excitement about open science and public-facing work
- Flexibility to rapidly changing priorities
- Drive to build a successful company in your role
What you get
- Expected annual salary range of $150,000 to $190,000
- Health benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Equity
- 401(k) matching
Worth weighing
- Onsite work required in Emeryville, California
- No remote work mentioned
- Role involves public-facing work through OpenADMET, which may impact project focus
- Salary range provided, but no specific details on performance reviews or raises
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