D. E. Shaw Research, LLC is looking for individuals with an extraordinary record of academic and/or professional achievement to play an integral role in developing its businesses.  Members of the Strategic Growth department are responsible for formulating and executing strategies to identify and recruit world-class scientists and engineers.  This is a dynamic, high-visibility position within the firm, which offers multiple opportunities to learn about, and grow with, the firm's various ventures.  Among the group’s current activities is a project aimed at developing a specialized supercomputer for biomolecular simulation and pharmaceutical design.  Candidates should be critical thinkers with exceptional communication and analytical skills.  We are particularly interested in applicants who have graduate level experience in chemistry, biology, computer science, or engineering.  Management ability is a plus.  Team members will be working closely with a number of the world’s leading scientists and engineers, and will have the opportunity not only to participate in an exciting entrepreneurial venture with considerable economic potential, but to make groundbreaking contributions within the fields of biology, chemistry, and medicine.  Please send resume and cover letter to PhDs-SGCompBioGrp@career.deshaw.com.

 
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

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The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm. Since its organization in 1988, the firm has earned an international reputation for financial innovation, technological leadership, and an extraordinarily distinguished staff. The D. E. Shaw group encompasses a number of closely related entities with approximately 1500 employees, $36 billion in aggregate investment capital, and offices in New York, London, Silicon Valley, Houston, Kansas City, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Hyderabad, India.