Joseph Bluck
Principal Scientist, Structural Biology & Computational Design
Berlin, Germany
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Top SchoolJoseph Bluck is a Principal Scientist in Structural Biology & Computational Design at Bayer with eight years’ experience applying molecular dynamics, free energy methods, and ML to accelerate lead generation and optimization. He combines a strong medicinal chemistry foundation (MChem, DPhil from Oxford) with hands-on computational modelling to inform synthetic decisions and structure-based drug design across multiple pipeline projects. At Bayer he progressed from Senior to Associate Principal to Principal Scientist, reflecting sustained impact on drug discovery workflows and involvement in collaborative initiatives like the Open Free Energy Consortium. He is especially focused on ranking hypotheses quantitatively—bridging rigorous free energy calculations with data-driven ML—to de-risk project choices earlier. Based in Berlin, he brings both academic pedigree and pragmatic industry execution, often translating complex simulation outputs into actionable medicinal chemistry guidance. An understated strength is his ability to deploy visualization and MD-based storytelling to persuade multidisciplinary teams and steer experimental priorities.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
DPhil in Systems Approaches to Biomedical Science, Computational Drug Design, DPhil in Systems Approaches to Biomedical Science, Computational Drug Design at University of OxfordThe Skinners' School
Github Skills (12)
biophysics7
computational-chemistry5
docking5
energy5
chemical-engineering4
chemistry4
materials-informatics4
molecular-simulation4
thermodynamics3
machine-learning1
gpu1
data-science1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
bayer-science-for-a-better-life/abfe-benchmark
Feb 2022 - Nov 2022
Contributions:10 commits, 2 pushes in 8 months
jbluck/IndustryBenchmarks2024
Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
Repository for the 2024 OpenFE industry benchmark efforts
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 27 days
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