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Cadence · 3 days ago

Intern – Scientific Developer Target Exploration

positionSANTA FE 01
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern

Cadence is an industry leader in computational molecular design, and they are seeking an intern to leverage molecular dynamics simulations for drug molecule insights. The role involves building software tools to enhance modeling efforts and collaborating with scientists in computational drug discovery.

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Responsibilities

Leverage the information contained in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of proteins to generate insights into the properties of potential drug molecules
Build on tools for exploring protein conformational space and analyzing protein structure and dynamics
Collaborate with working scientists from various backgrounds in computational drug discovery
Gain experience in a professional scientific software development environment

Qualification

PythonMolecular DynamicsComputational ChemistryStructural BiologySoftware DevelopmentVersion ControlTestingValidationCollaboration

Required

Graduate student or advanced undergraduate student in a relevant field of inquiry (Physics, Chemistry, Structural Biology, Computer Science)
Introductory-to-Intermediate software development experience (specifically Python; though experience with other languages like Java, Julia, Swift, C(++), etc. may suffice)
Familiarity with undergraduate-level introductory biology, chemistry, and physics

Preferred

Familiarity with Structural Biology (specifically X-ray Crystallography/Cryo-EM) or AI/ML protein structure prediction
Experience with scientific software development in Python (numpy, scipy, matplotlib, pandas, etc.)
Experience with Molecular Dynamics software (GROMACS, AMBER, NAMD, MDTraj, OpenMM, etc.)

Company

Cadence

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Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation in the engineering design of silicon to systems.
dateFounded in 1988
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.cadence.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
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1998-02-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Paul Cunningham
Senior Vice President and General Manager
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Tom Beckley
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