QA Scientist - Hyderabad

Overview

Quality Assurance Engineer role focused on testing Schrödinger's Qt-based applications and workflow management tools for scientific integrity, performance and usability.

What you'll do

• Design, implement and administer testing strategies to assess Schrödinger's Qt-based applications and workflow management tools.
• Identify and report bugs and potential improvements.
• Validate fixes and new features.
• Ensure the scientific integrity, performance, and usability of products.

What you'll need

• A strong academic background, preferably a Master's degree in Chemistry (such as Physical, Theoretical, Medicinal, Materials Chemistry), Pharmacoinformatics, Physics, or a related discipline.
• Zero to two years of experience in a role involving significant exposure to computers and software.
• Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with force fields, QM/MM methodologies, and molecular modeling techniques, including molecular docking, geometry optimization, molecular dynamics, and protein structure modeling.
• Experience with Python and shell scripting.
• Prior exposure to Schrödinger software or other computational chemistry tools, such as NWChem or Gaussian.
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle and software quality assurance practices.
• Experience with Squish or other GUI testing tools.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.
• The candidate must be highly motivated, comfortable working under deadlines, pay significant attention to detail, and be both self-directed yet able to work well within a team.