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Frankfurt, Germany or Oxford, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Translate scientific questions into molecular data representations, software features, and computational workflows.
- Design and develop scalable, maintainable, production-quality software.
- Apply cheminformatics methods to molecular data, including molecular representations and chemical data validation.
- Collaborate with chemists, data scientists, Product, and engineering teams to define requirements and evaluate computational results.
- Architect and develop distributed software systems.
- Use cheminformatics tools and libraries such as RDKit or ChemAxon.
- Use AI-assisted development tools to support and accelerate software engineering.
Requirements
- Academic background in cheminformatics, chemistry, computational chemistry, biochemistry, or a related scientific discipline.
- Relevant professional experience combining cheminformatics with software or technology development.
- Experience working with molecular data, chemical representations, and data validation.
- Strong programming skills in Java and/or Python.
- Experience developing maintainable, production-quality software and understanding distributed systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for translating scientific requirements into technical solutions.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in an international, multidisciplinary environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with flexibility between office and home.
- International and collaborative work environment.
- Opportunity to work on products supporting scientific research and discovery.
- Access to modern technologies and AI-assisted development tools.
- Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
- Collaboration with experts across chemistry, data science, product, and software engineering.
- Country-specific benefits and accessibility support are available.
About Elsevier
Elsevier builds scientific and medical information products and analytics platforms for researchers, clinicians, and educators. Its portfolio includes journals and databases such as The Lancet, Cell, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and ClinicalKey, sold primarily via institutional subscriptions, licensing, and open-access publishing fees. Founded in 1880 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Elsevier operates as a business of RELX, serving universities, hospitals, corporations, and government research agencies worldwide.