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# Assoc. Director, Medicinal Chemistry at Enveda

- **Company:** Enveda
- **Location:** Hyderabad, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/enveda/8f897021-ff62-45ea-b7bd-1eaabb099088

## Job description

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

Benefits: Culture | Medical | Block Leaves | Work-Life Harmony

At Enveda, we’re building a place where everyone can do the best work of their life. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in all its forms.

👉Apply now and join a team committed to shaping the future of drug discovery.

Enveda is protecting Job Seekers We care deeply about creating a safe, respectful experience for every applicant, so we wanted to share a few guidelines to help you spot anything that doesn’t feel right. You’ll always meet real Enveda team members through video or in-person conversations before receiving an offer. All communication from us will come from an @enveda.com or @envedabio.com email address. We’ll never ask you to purchase equipment, send money, or share sensitive banking details as part of any step in our recruiting process. If something feels off or you’re unsure whether a message is truly from Enveda, please reach out at anytime at recruiting@enveda.com.

## About Enveda

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Enveda is a drug discovery company that uses an AI-powered platform to analyze natural molecules and accelerate the development of new medicines.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Startup)
- **Headquarters**: Boulder, Colorado, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Artificial Intelligence
- **Target customers**: B2B (pharma partners) and B2C (patients via pipeline drugs); primarily a biotech R&D company
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Learning from life to bring hope to and improve the health of people everywhere." [enveda.com](https://enveda.com/)

## Products & Services
- **AI Drug Discovery Platform**: A proprietary platform that combines the world’s largest library of plant-derived molecules, a foundation model for natural chemistry (PRISM), and an automated lab to identify and characterize therapeutic candidates at 4X the industry speed. [enveda.com/platform](https://enveda.com/platform/)
- **Pipeline of Drug Candidates**: Three clinical-stage assets across four indications, plus six IND-enabling assets and 17 development candidates. Key programs include ENV-294 (Phase 2a for atopic dermatitis), ENV-308 (Phase 1 for metabolic health), and ENV-6946 (Phase 1 for inflammatory bowel disease). [enveda.com/pipeline](https://enveda.com/pipeline/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – Not disclosed; however, the company has advanced multiple molecules into clinical trials, indicating significant capital.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available
- **Growth Signals**: Ranked #2 in Life Science Startups and #26 out of 5,000 companies in America’s Best Startup Employers. [enveda.com/careers](https://enveda.com/careers/) Three clinical assets already in trials, with a growing pipeline and team.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Speed**: Platform discovers candidate medicines 4X faster than the industry average.
- **Scale**: World’s largest searchable library of plant-derived molecules, with over a billion mass spectra used to train the PRISM AI model.
- **Integration**: Fully automated lab combined with proprietary AI that can predict molecular structures in half a second, replacing weeks of traditional analysis.

## Strategic Focus
- Advance current pipeline candidates through clinical development (atopic dermatitis, metabolic health, IBD).
- Expand platform applications beyond drug discovery into fields like agriculture, nutrition, and manufacturing.
- Continue to grow the team and scale the platform’s capabilities.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes learning, growth, and “love” as a motivator. Described as “Learners Wanted. Growth Guaranteed.”
- **Work-Life Harmony**: Weeklong company break at year-end, flexible PTO, 12 weeks paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and a work-from-home stipend.
- **Recognition**: Named a top startup employer (#2 in Life Science Startups).
- **Location**: Office in Boulder, Colorado, with hybrid/remote flexibility (work-from-home stipend offered).

## Sources
1. [enveda.com](https://enveda.com/)
2. [enveda.com/careers](https://enveda.com/careers/)
3. [enveda.com/pipeline](https://enveda.com/pipeline/)
4. [enveda.com/platform](https://enveda.com/platform/)

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