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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
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
We're a clinical-stage, AI-enabled biotech discovering medicines four times faster than the industry standard.
We recently raised $150M in a Series D, reached unicorn status, and advanced our first drug into Phase 2 trials. Forbes named us one of America's Best Startup Employers Newsweek recognized us as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace
We're building something rare and we're just getting started!
Enveda is a biotechnology company that is learning from life’s chemistry to create better medicines faster. Enveda uses AI-powered tools to identify and characterize a wide range of molecules produced by living organisms—the vast majority of which have never been explored by science—creating a database of chemical biodiversity: the library of life. By growing, organizing, translating, and searching this unique library, Enveda learns from life’s evolved solutions to address today’s pressing medical needs. For more information on Enveda, visit enveda.com.
