Senior Scientist - AI/ML
Charles RiverUttlesford, England, United Kingdom
Posted May 12, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO) that provides discovery and safety assessment services to support clients from target identification through preclinical development.
Job Description
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. We are seeking a Senior Scientist – AI / Machine Learning to strengthen and expand our AI enabled drug discovery capability.
Requirements
- PhD in Computational Chemistry, AI/ML, Chemoinformatics, or a related discipline or BSc/MSc in chemistry or computer science with significant industry experience applying AI/ML in drug discovery.
- Demonstrable experience developing and deploying AI/ML methods in a drug discovery environment.
- Strong Python programming skills, including experience with Jupyter notebooks and modern IDEs.
- Experience working with structured and unstructured data.
- Proven ability to work effectively in multi disciplinary, project based teams.
- Strong problem solving skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and pragmatically.
Benefits
- Generous Bonus
- non-contributory pension
- health insurance
- dental insurance
