The Position

Take advantage of your experience, establish agile research strategies, embrace collaborative design thinking, and actively shape a sustainable research project pipeline that addresses unmet medical needs.

As a drug discovery expert, you combine a drug discovery industry background with scientific expertise in computational chemistry. You are a creative driver of change and experienced in motivating and developing teams operating at the cutting edge of science.

As Associate Director Computational Chemistry, you are responsible for supporting the area of Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic Diseases Research, and you lead a team of principal scientists actively influencing the discovery of breakthrough small molecule- and peptide therapies. Join Boehringer Ingelheim and actively shape our early portfolio with specific computational chemistry- and therapeutic area expertise.

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This hybrid position requires approximately four days per week on site presence.

Tasks & responsibilities

• In your new role, you will lead and develop a team of computational chemists contributing to small molecule and peptide research projects in Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic Diseases Research.
• You will help shape the early project portfolio through target and tool assessments as well as active involvement in target identification.
• In cross-functional teams, you will lead research projects during target validation and lead finding stages.
• As part of interdisciplinary, international teams, you will design and optimize biologically active compounds and ensure computational tools are fully integrated into molecule design through your scientific expertise and guidance.
• Furthermore, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the Computational Chemistry group and drive the digital transformation of small molecule drug discovery.

Requirements

• PhD in chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, or related discipline. Alternatively, master´s degree with long-term professional experience
• Proven track record and long-standing experience in small molecule drug discovery and familiarity with pharmacological and medicinal chemistry concepts
• Strong experience in target identification, validation, and assessment
• Excellent knowledge and practical experience with standard computational chemistry software packages in the context of small molecule drug discovery and familiarity with Linux and Python
• Experience in leading people (teams or projects) in a research context, preferably gained in an industrial drug discovery setting
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and mentoring skills paired with an agile and entrepreneurial mindset

As part of our commitment to transparency and fairness, salary information will be shared during the recruitment process. We also offer a comprehensive benefits and wellbeing package.

Applications from persons with severe disabilities are warmly welcomed. In cases of equal qualifications, such applicants will be given preferential consideration in the selection process.

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until July 26, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to July 7, 2026, are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from mid-July till mid-August
Step 3: On-site interviews from August 31 till September 8, 2026

Please submit your application documents in English.