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Freshers Computational Biology Jobs | Freshers Bioinformatics Jobs | Freshers Jobs at Meril
Freshers seeking opportunities in computational life sciences can explore Freshers Computational Biology Jobs and Freshers Bioinformatics Jobs at Meril Life Sciences. The company is hiring for the role of Structural Biologist – Drug Discovery at its facility in Vapi, Gujarat, India. This role offers candidates the chance to work on protein structure analysis, molecular dynamics simulations, and protein–ligand interaction studies to support drug discovery research. Candidates with a background in structural biology, computational biology, or bioinformatics can apply for these Freshers Jobs at Meril.
Job Title: Structural Biologist – Drug Discovery
Company: Meril Life Sciences
Location: Vapi, Gujarat, India
Salary Range (Full-Time): ₹3 LPA – ₹6 LPA
Experience: Freshers Welcome (Internship will be provided before full-time role)
Key Responsibilities
- Perform structure-based design of small molecules and protein therapeutics
- Determine and analyze protein structures to support drug discovery programs
- Study protein–ligand interactions to guide medicinal chemistry and lead optimization
- Conduct molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations to assess binding stability
- Apply structural insights to support hit-to-lead and lead optimization strategies
- Collaborate with computational biology, medicinal chemistry, and biology teams
- Maintain proper documentation and ensure high-quality data analysis
- Apply machine learning tools for binding site prediction or compound prioritization (preferred)
Required Skills
- Strong understanding of structural biology techniques such as X-ray crystallography, Cryo-EM, or NMR
- Knowledge of macromolecular modeling and visualization tools such as Phenix, Coot, Chimera, and PyMOL
- Familiarity with protein–ligand docking, structure validation, and interaction analysis
- Exposure to molecular dynamics simulation tools like GROMACS, AMBER, NAMD, or CHARMM
- Basic understanding of structure-based drug design platforms such as Schrödinger or AutoDock
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Programming or scripting knowledge in Python, R, or Bash for data analysis (preferred)
Educational Qualification
PhD / MS / MTech in Structural Biology, Computational Biology, or a related field
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