Warp Sciences
Scientist - Chemistry
South San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Experience
- 0–3 years of relevant synthetic organic chemistry experience; internship or co-op experience considered for entry-level candidates.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or a related discipline.
About the job
Designs and executes medicinal chemistry syntheses for client drug-discovery programs while helping translate chemistry workflows and data into automated laboratory and machine-learning capabilities.
What you'll do
- Plan, synthesize, optimize, purify, and characterize compounds for hit-to-lead and lead-optimization programs.
- Document and communicate experimental results, and generate structured chemistry data for machine-learning models.
- Collaborate with AI scientists and roboticists to adapt and troubleshoot chemistry procedures on automated platforms.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Hands-on experience with multi-step organic synthesis and standard purification techniques.
- Working knowledge of retrosynthetic analysis and route design.
- Proficiency interpreting NMR, LCMS, and HPLC data to confirm structure and purity.
Nice to have
- Prior CRO, pharmaceutical, or biotech experience supporting drug-discovery programs.
- Experience with parallel synthesis, medicinal chemistry SAR exploration, or DMPK-informed compound design.
Tools
column chromatography, prep-HPLC, recrystallization, LCMS, NMR, HPLC, HRMS, ELN
AI focus
Generate training data for machine-learning and reaction-prediction models; collaborate with AI scientists and roboticists to develop, test, and improve automated and self-optimizing chemistry platforms.
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