Lead Application Scientist - Tokyo

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Lead Application Scientist  - Computational Chemistry  

Location: Tokyo, Japan

OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences – a division of Cadence Design Systems – is an industry leader in computational molecular design through rapid, robust, and scalable software, consulting services, and Orion®, the only cloud-native fully integrated software-as-a-service molecular modeling platform. Combining unlimited computation and storage with powerful tools for data sharing, visualization and analysis in a customizable development platform, Orion offers unprecedented capabilities for the advancement of pharmaceuticals, biologics, agrochemicals, and flavors and fragrances. OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences is headquartered in Santa Fe, N.M., with offices in Boston, Mass.; Cologne, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan. 

Over the last eight years, OpenEye has developed the field's most advanced large-scale compute platform, Orion, built on Amazon Web Services. In this position, you will be working at the cutting edge of cloud computing, Python/C++ development, and advanced MD simulation techniques to investigate the mechanistic details of passive membrane permeability of drug-like molecules. Your work will have the potential to make a major impact in drug discovery research and will likely be used by many pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world.

We are looking to hire a professional Japanese customer-focused Applications Scientist to join our fun-loving global team at our Tokyo office in Akasaka. You will focus on helping clients succeed with OpenEye’s cloud-based molecular design platform, Orion, but will include work with all OpenEye industry-leading tools. We are looking for a person who is always curious, eager to learn, helpful to colleagues and customers alike and ready grow in a supportive work environment. 

What you will do:

• Leading technical presentations and demonstrations to new and existing customers
• Providing advice on scientific methods, workflows and appropriate use of OpenEye tools (both remote and on-site assistance)
• Answering customer inquiries related to OpenEye tools in a timely manner
• Representing OpenEye at scientific conferences, workshops, trade shows, etc.
• Identifying and developing potential new customers, building strong relationships with existing and potential customers
• Liaising between customers and the science and development teams at OpenEye

• Contributing to the development of molecular design platforms internally
• Conducting research in partnership and collaborative projects

What you should have:

• PhD in chemistry, computational chemistry or related field
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Business level English language skill to communicate on scientific matters and native level Japanese language skill
• Strong desire and commitment to work closely with customers to ensure a long, successful, and positive experience with OpenEye software

The following are a PLUS, but not required:

• Previous experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Previous experience with OpenEye software
• Programming experience with C++, Python, and/or Java desirable particularly using OpenEye toolkits

Conditions

• Annual salary system (年俸制)
• Social insurance fully covered (社会保険完備)
• Five days 40 hours per week (完全週休二日制40時間勤務)
• Flex-Time system (原則フレックスタイム制)

This position will require some travel, mainly domestic but occasionally to the U.S.

OpenEye, Cadence Molecular Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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