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Proxima · 4 months ago

Scientific Software Engineer

positionBoston, NY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$120K/yr - $190K/yr

Proxima is a company that combines machine learning techniques with systems biology to create computational models for drug discovery. They are seeking a Scientific Software Engineer to develop large-scale scientific workflows, support existing workflows, and identify automation opportunities to enhance efficiency.

Alternative MedicineArtificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyClinical TrialsLife ScienceMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Shaping our product by spearheading new features and services
Developing software tools to automate or improve processes ranging from data ingestion pipelines to bespoke cheminformatics workflows
Contributing to the culture of a rapidly growing company
Being challenged by your colleagues and learning something new every day

Qualification

Cheminformatics workflowsDrug discovery projectsBio/chem engineeringPythonMachine learningDocker/KubernetesSystems engineeringHigh performance cloud computingProtein-protein dockingMDRosettaVersatilityIndependenceOwnership

Required

Developing cheminformatics workflows
Experience and academic background in bio/chem engineering, computational chemistry/biology/biophysics
Experience working on drug discovery projects
RDKit, VS, protein-protein docking, Rosetta, MD, ML
Ability to break apart existing code; solve ad hoc problems with little help
Willingness to work with existing codebases
No task too big or small; strong sense of independence and ownership

Company

Proxima

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Proxima Bio develops programmable medicines that modulate protein interactions to address disease processes.
dateFounded in 2019
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://proximabio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Proxima has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$80M
Key Investors
DCVC
2026-01-13Seed· $80M

Leadership Team

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Zachary Carpenter
Founder & CEO
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Luca Naef
Co-Founder & CTO
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