Lila Sciences
Senior Scientist, Analytical Chemistry
$148K–$198K
Cambridge, MA USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 25, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA USA
Alewife, Cambridge, MA - Experience
- 5–8+ years of relevant industry or high-performance research experience.
- Education
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
About the job
Develops advanced analytical and multimodal characterization workflows and delivers data to support small-molecule discovery, screening, and optimization.
What you'll do
- Develop analytical methods and workflows for compound characterization, reaction monitoring, purity, and impurity assessment.
- Support high-throughput experimentation and integrate analytical instruments and data pipelines into scalable discovery workflows.
- Collaborate with chemistry, automation, screening, and AI/computational teams to produce structured data for iterative molecule design.
What they ask for
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Biology, or a related scientific discipline.
- Deep expertise in analytical chemistry and molecular characterization, including hands-on small-molecule analysis.
- Experience developing methods for compound characterization, reaction monitoring, impurity analysis, and purity assessment.
- Experience supporting Discovery Chemistry or other molecule-focused R&D and high-throughput workflows.
Nice to have
- Experience with multimodal characterization, automated discovery platforms, or robotics-enabled laboratory systems.
- Experience in AI-enabled or data-driven R&D; familiarity with ELNs, LIMS, or large analytical datasets.
Pay
$148,000 — $198,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
liquid chromatography, mass spectroscopy, NMR, ELNs, LIMS, robotics, liquid handlers, autosamplers
AI focus
Provides structured, interoperable analytical datasets for AI model development, closed-loop learning, and iterative molecule design; supports AI-enabled workflows.
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