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
• We hire for trajectory, not just credentials. If you meet most of the above and care deeply about this problem, we want to hear from you.
• ABOUT ENVEDA: 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!
• If you’re passionate about innovation and impact, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement.
• Our Values: Curiosity | Agency | Journey | Charity | Unity