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Terray Therapeutics · 10 hours ago

PhD Intern, Cheminformatics & Computational Chemistry

positionUnited States
timeInternship
remoteRemote
seniorityIntern
money$40/hr - $44/hr

Terray Therapeutics is a venture-backed biotechnology company focused on advancing drug discovery through innovative technologies. They are seeking a highly motivated PhD Intern to join the Cheminformatics team, where the intern will develop and apply computational tools to support reaction modeling and data analysis in drug discovery efforts.

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Responsibilities

Apply cheminformatics and computational chemistry tools to model chemical reactivity
Perform conformational searches, geometry optimizations, and molecular property calculations
Build scalable workflows to evaluate the scope of chemical reactions
Communicate insights clearly to interdisciplinary teams

Qualification

PythonCheminformatics toolsChemical reactivityConformational searchesGeometry optimizationsMolecular property calculationsGitWritten communicationVerbal communicationCollaboration

Required

Currently enrolled in a PhD program (ideally in your 3rd or 4th year) in computational chemistry, cheminformatics, data chemistry, or a related field
Experience programming in Python for scientific or data analysis tasks
Familiarity with cheminformatics tools, especially RDKit
Strong understanding of chemical reactivity and reaction modeling concepts
Experience performing conformational searches, geometry optimizations, or molecular property calculations
Exposure to semi-empirical or quantum-mechanical methods (e.g., xTB or similar tools)
Familiarity with Git for version control
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an interest in working across different scientific backgrounds

Preferred

Interest in working with large chemical datasets and databases
Basic familiarity with relational databases
Experience or interest in collaborating across computational and experimental disciplines

Company

Terray Therapeutics

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Terray Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that transforms small molecule drug discovery.
dateFounded in 2018
location
Monrovia, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://terraytx.com

H1B Sponsorship

Terray Therapeutics 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)
2024 (1)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$225M
Key Investors
Silicon Valley BankNVenturesMadrona
2025-04-01Debt Financing· $25M
2024-10-17Series B· $120M
2023-11-09Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Eli Berlin
Co-Founder
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Narbe Mardirossian
Chief Technology Officer
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Recent News

Genetic Engineering News
Terray’s AI Platform Finds Drugs in Unseen Chemical Space, Achieves BMS Milestone
2025-12-05
Business Wire
Terray Therapeutics Achieves AI-Enabled Drug Discovery Milestone in Collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb
2025-12-03
synbiobeta.com
Terray Unveils EMMI, an Advanced AI-Driven Drug Discovery Platform
2025-11-27
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