Computational Biology Expert

What you'll do

Where micro1's Bioinformatics Scientist listing is about dataset curation, this one leans toward content authoring. You develop and review problem sets, case studies and scenarios built on real medicinal chemistry challenges, evaluate scientific content for accuracy, relevance and clarity, and annotate biological datasets with a drug-discovery lens.

There is also a methods angle: helping refine how the project curates data in computational biology, and validating findings with other experts asynchronously. If you have ever written exam questions or teaching cases for a graduate pharmacology or med-chem course, the problem-set side of this will feel familiar; the difference is that the audience is a model, so every answer must be unambiguous.

Who fits

• A PhD, PharmD or MSc in computational biology, medicinal chemistry, bioinformatics or a close field
• Demonstrated medicinal chemistry expertise, ideally including drug discovery or design
• Strong command of biological datasets and the literature
• Experience applying computational methods to chemistry or biology problems
• Proficiency with bioinformatics or cheminformatics tools
• Clear scientific writing for mixed audiences; prior AI-driven or cross-disciplinary projects are a plus

What it pays

$90–120/hour, micro1's published band, identical to its Bioinformatics Scientist listing and above the $80–110 on its Computational Biology and Cheminformatics role. No pay structure, hours or duration are stated.

Worth knowing

Good:

• The narrowest high band among micro1's drug-discovery listings
• Writing problems and cases suits academics and educators, not only industry scientists
• 30 openings
• No coding-heavy requirement, unlike the cheminformatics sibling

Less good:

• Only one required skill is listed (medicinal chemistry), so the real screening bar is unclear
• Near-twin of the Bioinformatics Scientist listing; applying to both may not add much
• No hours, duration or pay mechanism published
• Contractor engagement: no benefits, your own tax to manage

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal about two months before we read it on 24 September 2026. The band, openings and preferences above come from that listing; no country restriction is stated. Payment schedule and visa terms are not published on the ad. See micro1.