Assoc. Director, Medicinal Chemistry

Let’s build the future of medicine—together.

Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry Hyderabad, India | Full-Time

YOUR ROLE

As Associate Director, Medicinal Chemistry at Enveda, you will shape scientific strategy, lead high-performing medicinal chemistry teams, and advance innovative small molecules from lead generation through candidate nomination. Reporting to the VP of Discovery Chemistry, you will be a scientific leader who drives SAR strategy, mentors future scientific leaders, and represents programmes confidently to global leadership and external collaborators — all while building one of the world's leading medicinal chemistry teams.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Lead medicinal chemistry strategy from hit identification through candidate nomination; drive molecule design using SAR, SPR, DMPK, and AI insights

• Develop study flow schemes integrating in vitro, in vivo, ADME/PK, and tox data to inform programme decisions

• Mentor scientists to become independent medicinal chemists and future scientific leaders; build a culture of scientific excellence and curiosity

• Represent programmes confidently to global leadership and external collaborators; collaborate with Biology, DMPK, Computational Chemistry, and IP teams

• Leverage AI-enabled molecular design and data-driven decision-making to accelerate the design-make-test-analyse cycle

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• PhD in Medicinal Chemistry or Synthetic Organic Chemistry with 15-18 years of integrated drug discovery experience; international postdoctoral or global pharma experience preferred

• Demonstrated track record of progressing one or more programmes to candidate nomination or clinical development

• Ability to mentor and lead multiple teams and projects in parallel

• Strong understanding of intellectual property — composition of matter, method of use, and chemical processes

• Outstanding scientific communication and presentation skills

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