Job Description

Synthetic (Structure) Chemist

About the Client

The client is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest scientific organizations with a membership of over 151,000 in 140 countries, it is a 110+ years organization that builds and manages an unparalleled database of scientific knowledge solutions that are used by scientists worldwide to create innovations. The technology team is global, diverse, multi-lingual, endlessly curious, and uses intuitive technology to meet the requirements of scientific insights.

Position Summary

The Synthetic (Structure) Chemist applies scientific expertise surrounding synthesis, analytical skills, and problem-solving capabilities to assist in building a world-class collection of scientific data. They leverage their expertise to curate high-quality research insights from patent authorities, journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations published in 180 countries. The incumbent may also provide scientific and content knowledge, capabilities, insights, and solutions related to projects and innovations.

Specific Responsibilities

The Synthetic (Structure) Chemist reviews the latest published scientific material, adds chemical structures to the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest collection of structure data, leverages their expertise to resolve ambiguity within published content, and determines uncharacterized structure content. They leverage policies and authority constructs to resolve structures to existing authorities as well as add to comprehensive structure collections.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Synthetic Chemistry or related scientific field or a Master\'s degree in the same scientific disciplines with several years of professional experience.
• Excellent scientific reading comprehension and writing skills.
• Ability to learn policies, work habits, insights, and tool usage from trainers to foster quality and productivity.
• Strong learning agility including ability to quickly learn and apply complex scientific concepts and policies and technology tools. Ability to apply learnings to new situations and glean relevant insights.
• Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, time management, and multi-tasking.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong technical acumen including experience with video conferencing, instant messaging, email, calendar scheduling, word processing, spreadsheets, and document sharing software.
• Ability to solve complex problems within and outside of the primary group.
• Ability to proactively collaborate, communicate and share knowledge with peers with diverse backgrounds.

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