Technical Supervisor

at  Chemify Ltd

ABOUT CHEMIFY

Chemify is creating a future where important molecules, drugs and new materials currently unimaginable are instantly accessible and thereby radically increasing the speed of innovation, quality of life, and reach of humanity. The company is building the infrastructure to digitize chemistry to design, make, and discover new molecules with the desired function and properties instantly and on-demand. Chemify has built a platform that combines purpose-built programming languages, robotics, AI, and the worlds largest and continuously growing database of chemical programs to accelerate chemical discovery to new, transformative heights.
Chemify is supported by some of the best investors from Silicon Valley and across the world, including Triatomic Capital, BlueYard ventures, DCVC, Founders Fund, and others.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• The candidate should have a Masters (or equivalent) in Chemistry (or equivalent)
• Either a strong operational background in a technical discipline OR a PhD in organic synthesis or equivalent (2+ years) industry experience, ideally in medchem or CRO is desirable
• Strong work ethic
• Good time-keeping
• Safety-conscious
• Enthusiasm to adopt new approaches and concepts and to work within a laboratory environment.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to follow procedures.
• Oral and written communication skills (English fluency).
• Any coding experience (Python preferable) would be desirable.

JOB PURPOSE

The Technical Supervisor will support the Operations team in efficiently executing critical laboratory research, development, and manufacturing tasks to ensure high-quality, reproducible, high-throughput, and safe chemical manufacturing and data acquisition. The Technical Supervisors main task is to oversee and provide technical guidance to the Production Chemists. While working within the laboratory the Technical Supervisor must be observant of safety standards and operating procedures.
As an early stage start-up employee, the Technical Supervisor will be exposed to and learn to operate a breadth of cutting edge technologies.
The ideal candidate will be a smart, enthusiastic, energetic, and ambitious individual excited to wear many hats and contribute to the overall success of the company in a variety of capacity as the needs evolve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a contributing member of the Operations team
• Oversee set-up of automated chemical reactions (Curie, Franklin, Lovelace platforms)
• Work with the Head of Laboratory Operations to establish best practices and ensure quality is maintained (including drafting of SOPs).
• Set standard of Operations housekeeping (glassware, working areas)
• Take-on growing responsibilities during the transformation of the company from an R&D-stage organization to an operational power-house
• Communicate with R&D chemists to assimilate specific knowledge and transfer to team
• Training of new and existing staff on good practices in organic synthesis
• Contribute to productivity of operations
• Tech transfer of new technology from hardware and software teams
• Collaborate with engineering and software teams to specify technology requirements
• Take the initiative to suggest improvements to working practices
• Accurate and timely documentation of completed tasks.