Senior Principal Scientist, Agentic Systems Development for Drug Discovery

Vertex Pharmaceuticals · Boston, MA

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a Senior Principal Scientist to develop and deploy agentic AI systems for drug discovery. The role combines computational expertise with scientific leadership to create AI-enabled workflows that enhance small molecule and protein therapeutic discovery, requiring strong cheminformatics and software engineering capabilities.

What they're looking for

Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry, Cheminformatics, or related scientific discipline
8+ years experience in scientific software development applied to drug discovery
Expert knowledge of small molecule computational methods and cheminformatics
Hands-on experience developing, deploying, and managing AI-enabled scientific products
Strong Python skills and production-grade software development capabilities
Deep understanding of agentic AI systems, LLMs, and modern AI technologies
Experience translating scientific requirements into scalable computational solutions

What you'll be doing

Translate scientific requirements into autonomous agentic AI solutions for drug discovery
Build, test, and deploy AI-enabled scientific workflows across small molecule and protein therapeutics
Design testing, evaluation, and validation strategies for agentic AI systems
Collaborate with computational scientists, engineers, and research teams on scalable AI solutions
Stay current with emerging agentic AI patterns and prototype new scientific capabilities

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