Scientist I/II, Organic Chemistry

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and optimize chemical transformations for Discovery Chemistry programs
• Apply modern synthetic organic chemistry for the rapid synthesis of small molecules and analog series
• Plan and perform multi-step synthesis, reaction optimization, workup, purification, and compound characterization
• Design and execute HTE workflows for reaction screening and condition optimization
• Use analytical tools such as chromatography and NMR to assess reaction performance
• Collaborate with analytical, automation, and computational teams to build efficient discovery workflows
• Support the adaptation of synthetic workflows to parallel, automated, or robotics-enabled platforms

Requirements

• PhD in Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or a closely related discipline
• Relevant postdoctoral or industry experience
• Strong expertise in synthetic organic chemistry and multi-step synthesis
• Hands-on experience with High-Throughput Experimentation (HTE)
• Experience with reaction workup, sample preparation, purification, and analytical characterization
• Strong working knowledge of analytical methods used to support organic synthesis
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Discovery Chemistry or medicinal chemistry programs in biotech or pharma
• Familiarity with coupling chemistry, heterocycle synthesis, and late-stage functionalization
• Experience with parallel synthesis or robotics-enabled chemistry workflows
• Exposure to data-rich, AI-enabled, or platform-based R&D environments

About the Company

Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. LILA combines advanced AI models with proprietary AI Science Factory™ instruments into an operating system for science that executes the entire scientific method autonomously.