Chemical Compound Manager

Russell Tobin is partnering with a global pharmaceutical organization to identify a Chemical Compound Manager for an opportunity near Cambridge, MA.
 
Responsibilities:

• Register and manage chemical compounds in electronic databases, ensuring accurate structures, metadata, and traceability.
• Maintain compound inventory, storage, distribution, and shipments to internal teams, CROs, and external collaborators.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, workflows, and training while ensuring data quality and sample integrity.
• Manage CRO/vendor operations, resolving issues related to logistics, packaging, metadata, and shipments.
• Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, scalability, turnaround time, and operational quality.

Skills:

• Working knowledge of chemical structures, nomenclature, compound handling, storage, and laboratory safety practices.
• Experience with compound registration software such as BIOVIA, Dotmatics, CDD Vault, ChemAxon, or an equivalent platform.

 
Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry a related scientific discipline; an M.S. or equivalent experience is preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience in compound management, medicinal chemistry support, pharmaceutical research operations, or a related scientific environment.
• Hands-on experience with compound registration platforms, electronic laboratory systems, and inventory management databases.
• Experience working with external CROs, vendors, or compound logistics networks.

 
Preferred:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and database or inventory-tracking applications. Some experience in python scripting is preferred.
• Familiarity with automated compound storage and retrieval systems and high-throughput screening support is preferred.

 
Additional Details:

• Location model: Cambridge, MA (Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite)
• Position Type: 12-month contract with potential to extend
• Pay range approved: $40/hr - $49.50/hr dependent on experience/qualification

 
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