Drug Hunter

About the role

Axiom is creating a technology ecosystem designed to replace animal testing and transform clinical trial outcomes through agentic systems. As a founding team member, you will bridge the gap between biological research and machine learning to predict human drug responses.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Develop and launch agentic tools and data systems capable of predicting human drug outcomes.
• Manage end-to-end customer deliverables, including data generation, quality control, analysis, and presenting findings to influence drug program decisions.
• Collaborate with pharmaceutical drug hunters, AI researchers, and internal teams to integrate experimental datasets into active discovery workflows.
• Coordinate across chemistry, biology, machine learning, and engineering departments to translate customer requirements into scalable data and model improvements.
• Refine analytical frameworks and reduce cycle times for future engagements by productionizing insights from agentic workflows.
• Perform independent data analysis to enhance the quality of Axiom datasets.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in chemistry, cheminformatics, toxicology, or computational chemistry.
• Significant professional experience in drug discovery, specifically in hit-to-lead, lead-optimization, or candidate nomination phases.
• Proficiency in medicinal chemistry, including structure-activity relationships, structure-property relationships, matched molecular pairs, and hit-to-lead design.
• Technical expertise in ADME/DMPK, PK/PD interpretation, physicochemical property optimization, and exposure-response reasoning.
• Ability to manage customer relationships and communicate complex technical results to partners in biotech and large pharma.
• Experience identifying technical needs and translating them into actionable experimental and analytical plans.

Skills & tools

• Python
• RDKit
• NumPy
• SQL
• Pandas

Practical notes

This role is based on-site at our San Francisco Global HQ. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a high-agency environment and possess the ability to navigate both technical research and direct client partnerships.