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Enveda

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India, Hyderabad

Category:
Research and Development

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Job Description:

Enveda is looking for a Director, Medicinal Chemistry to join our team in Hyderabad, India. The contribution you will make: We are looking for a Director, Medicinal Chemistry with a demonstrated track record of delivery of optimized leads and clinical candidates for advancing them into human clinical trials.

Job Responsibility:

Lead medicinal chemistry activities for two or more projects in parallel
Identify pre-leads, design and optimization of leads for potency, selectivity and druggability and also strong IP generation
Recruit PhD and M. Sc. synthetic chemists and mentor them as medicinal chemists and manage their performance and improve their productivity
Collaborate with peers in Medicinal Chemistry and work as a team to increase delivery of compounds to the Clinical Pipeline
Collaborate with Senior Leaders in other functional departments such as ADME, Analytical Sciences and Pharmacology and deliver high value molecules
Report to the VP, Discovery Chemistry
Collaborate on Medicinal Chemistry of Lead Generation and Lead Optimization of Pipeline Projects
Understand Structure Activity Relationships and Structure Property Relationships of various projects
Collaborate with Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, Analytical, ADME, Tox, IP, Site and Global Leadership
Develop appropriate flow schemes with relevant in vitro, in vivo, ADME/PK and tox studies
Appropriate allocation of resources for maximum cost effectiveness
Work effectively with Project Management
Make presentations of your projects at various Enveda forums
Work with the site safety head and emphasize the importance of safe practices in the chemistry laboratories

Requirements:

Doctor of Philosophy in Synthetic Organic Chemistry
15-20 years of post-PhD experience in Medicinal Chemistry
Proven track record of delivery of leads and clinical candidates to the pharmaceutical industry
Management and mentoring of synthetic chemists
Good understanding of intellectual property of medicinally valuable compounds with respect to composition of matter, method of use and chemical processes
Strong understanding of safety practices in organic synthesis laboratories

What we offer:

Medical insurance premium for coverage of the employee, spouse, and kids is fully sponsored by the company
The premium for coverage of dependent parents is partially sponsored by the company (at 50%)
Block leaves (that we encourage and celebrate) and company-wide weeklong break to recharge in addition to 8 observed holidays
Work-Life Harmony

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 08, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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