Position
Software Engineer III – Cheminformatics
Company: Elsevier
Location: Frankfurt, Germany or Oxford, United Kingdom | Hybrid
Reaxys is a comprehensive and powerful cloud hosted and deep-tech data searching tool that is used by thousands of chemists, researchers and students throughout the world to retrieve chemistry patents, chemical reactions, substance data and other related chemistry information using a highly performant chemical structure search engine. Supported by continuous updates and robust taxonomies, Reaxys can be searched using natural language, drawn chemical structures, formulas, physical property parameters, and more. Trusted for over 30 years by large pharma, innovative startups, large tech, private and public sector research hubs and universities alike, Reaxys is a partner to the pharma, medicinal chemistry and chemical industries.
The Reaxys team is seeking a Cheminformatician to help develop solutions at the intersection of chemistry and technology. Working closely with the Product team, you'll translate scientific questions into software features and workflows, using AI Assistants to support and accelerate development. The role calls for technical creativity and familiarity with AI-assisted software engineering paradigms. You will work in a global environment, collaborating with colleagues across continents, and leveraging the latest AI-powered development tools.
Responsibilities
•Bridge chemistry, cheminformatics and software engineering, translating scientific questions into molecular data representations, software features and computational workflows.
•Design and develop scalable, maintainable and production-quality software.
•Apply cheminformatics methods to molecular data, including molecular representations and chemical data validation.
•Collaborate with chemists, data scientists, Product and engineering teams to define requirements and evaluate computational results.
•Architect and develop distributed software systems.
•Work with cheminformatics tools and libraries such as RDKit or ChemAxon.
•Use modern AI-assisted development tools to support and accelerate software engineering.
Requirements
•Academic background in Cheminformatics, Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Biochemistry or a related scientific discipline.
•Relevant professional experience combining cheminformatics with software or technology development.
•Experience working with molecular data, chemical representations and data validation.
•Strong programming skills in Java and/or Python.
•Experience developing maintainable, production-quality software and an understanding of distributed systems.
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate scientific requirements into technical solutions.
•Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in an international, multidisciplinary environment.
Conditions / Benefits
•Hybrid working with flexibility between office and home.
•Work in an international and collaborative environment.
•Opportunity to work on products with real impact on scientific research and discovery.
•Access to modern technologies and AI-assisted development tools.
•Opportunities for continuous learning and professional development.
•Collaboration with experts across chemistry, data science, product and software engineering.
•Be part of Elsevier, a global organization supporting researchers and healthcare professionals worldwide.
Primary Location Base Pay Range: Germany - Frankfurt (Baseler Platz) €56,400 - €94,200.
