Associate Director
Enveda
Associate Director
Enveda
Natural-product drug discovery platform leveraging ML
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
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 Biosciences uses machine learning, metabolomics, and robotics to explore the largely untapped natural world for drug discovery. Its main asset is a proprietary high-throughput platform that runs many experiments to generate a comprehensive dataset of small molecules, including their chemical structures, biological activity, and how they distribute in organs. This data helps identify potential drug leads quickly and supports partnerships with healthcare and pharmaceutical companies through collaborations and licensing of discoveries. Unlike many rivals, Enveda focuses on expanding knowledge of natural product chemistry beyond the small portion already known, aiming to accelerate the pace of drug discovery by systematically exploring natural chemical space and building a pipeline for its partners.
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