Assoc. Director, Medicinal Chemistry

About the role

Let’s build the future of medicine—together.

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 you need

• 15–18 yrs of experience
• Chemistry
• IPR
• Lead generation
• Biology
• Communication
• PhD