About Aqemia
Aqemia is a next-gen pharmatech company generating one of the world's fastest-growing drug discovery pipeline.
Our mission is to design fast innovative drug candidates for dozens of critical diseases.
Our differentiation lies in our unique quantum and statistical mechanics algorithms fueling a generative artificial intelligence to design novel drug candidates. The disruptive speed and accuracy of our technological platform enables us to scale drug discovery projects just like tech projects. Our endeavors are further underscored by prestigious partnerships with industry leaders, including prominent pharmaceutical companies, FrenchTech ecosystem, and esteemed investment funds.
About the team you’ll join
We are looking for a Principal Scientist specialized in Biology to evaluate therapeutic targets and accelerate the invention of drug candidate.
You will report directly to our COO and Co Founder, Emmanuelle Martiano, who has over 10 years' experience in the industry, and currently leads the search for all our internal discovery projects (multi-target).
Your role as a Principal Scientist - Biology at Aqemia
1. Assess therapeutic targets in order to launch promising drug discovery projects
- Provide scientific and strategic inputs to build Aqemia’s internal portfolio, including but not limited to:
- Collaborate with Aqemia’s tech platform to shape the strategies of target sourcing and assessment:
2. Support our drug discovery programs on biology research
Note: Our internal portfolio spans across multiple therapeutic areas, with some of our projects dedicated to oncology and immuno-oncology.
The skills that we are looking for
Mindset
Our recruitment process
About us
We work for a mission: joining us means having your own impact on changing the way drugs are discovered, and helping to shape the direction of our fast-growing company and team.
- Our approach is completely unique in the industry, using AI & deep physics to discover new drugs.
- We are a team of +50 people from world-class institutions (AstraZeneca, GSK, Sanofi, Harvard, Princeton, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole Polytechnique, BCG...).
- We are also a multinational team: our working language is English.
- Our founders boast : 10+ years of research experience at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, not to mention a stint at Oxford and Cambridge / 10+ years of strategy consulting experience at BCG.
- We are part of the French Tech 2030 program (https://lafrenchtech.com/fr/la-france-aide-les-startup/french-tech-2030/).
- We recently signed a $140 million contract with Sanofi to accelerate their drug discovery.
- Global Series A fundraising of up to 60M€.
What can we offer
- Competitive salary and BSPCE policy
- Hybrid remote working policy: 2 days/week can be worked remotely
- Beautiful office in Paris, metro Pasteur (line 12)/Sèvres-Lecourbe (line 6)/Duroc (lines 13 & 10) - Montparnasse station less than 15 minutes walk.
- Alan mutuelle, Swile lunch card
- Transportation: green participation if you come by bike
- If needed: a relocation package to move to Paris, including various services to help you get settled
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