Information Scientist

ACS International; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

ACS International in Pune is seeking information scientists to assist in building a world-class collection of scientific data. Freshers or 1-2 years of experience in synthesis, analysis, and problem-solving are welcomed to curate high quality insights from科研 literature and patent materials.

Role involves reviewing literature, adding chemical structures, resolving ambiguities, and applying policies to expand the structure data collection with accuracy.

Qualifications

• MSc Organic Chemistry or equivalent and relevant qualifications are required.
• 0-2 years of work experience with an interest in Organic Chemistry in IT/ITES settings.
• Excellent scientific reading and writing skills are essential.
• Ability to learn policies, tools, and workflows quickly with trainers.

Responsibilities

• Review the latest scientific material and add chemical structures to a large data collection.
• Resolve ambiguities in published content and align structures with authorities.
• Collaborate with peers to share knowledge and improve data quality.

Skills

MSc Organic Chemistry

0-2 years exp

Reading comprehension

Analytical skills

Learning agility

Team collaboration

Tech acumen

Education

MSc Organic Chemistry

MPharma (Pharmaceutics)

MPhil

Doctoral degree in Synthetic Chemistry

Tools

Video conferencing

Instant messaging

Email

Calendar scheduling

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Document sharing software

Job description

ACS-I India is looking for freshers as well 1-2 years experienced scientific expertise surrounding synthesis, analytical skills, and problem-solving capabilities to assist in building a world-class collection of scientific data. They leverage their expertise to curate high-quality research insights from patent authorities, journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations published in 180 countries. The incumbent may also provide scientific and content knowledge, capabilities, insights, and solutions related to projects and innovations.

About CAS:

Chemical Abstracts Service is a division of the American Chemical Society. It is a source of chemical information. The Company provides products and services, solutions for researchers and professional searchers, and support and training. CAS has provided the most comprehensive repository of research in chemistry and related sciences for over 100 years. The CAS finds, collects, and organizes all publicly disclosed substance information and creates the world's most valuable chemistry databases. Scientist and patent professionals across the world rely on this database.

Job Responsibilities:

Information Scientists will review the latest published scientific material, add chemical structures to the worlds largest collection of structure data, leverages their expertise to resolve ambiguity within published content, and determines uncharacterized structure content. They will leverage policies and authority constructs to resolve structures to existing authorities as well as add to comprehensive structure collections.

Job Requirements:

• MSc (Organic Chemistry) OR MPharma (Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chem) OR MPhil OR Doctoral degree in Synthetic Chemistry or related scientific field.
• 0-2 years of work experience and someone who likes Organic Chemistry by core and wants to be associated with the same in in IT/ITES establishment (not physical Lab).
• Excellent scientific reading comprehension and writing skills.
• Ability to learn policies, work habits, insights, and tool usage from trainers to foster quality and productivity.
• Strong learning agility including ability to quickly learn and apply complex scientific concepts and policies and technology tools. Ability to apply learnings to new situations and glean relevant insights.
• Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, time management, and multi-tasking.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Strong technical acumen including experience with video conferencing, instant messaging, email, calendar scheduling, word processing, spreadsheets, and document sharing software.
• Ability to solve complex problems within and outside of the primary group.
• Ability to proactively collaborate, communicate and share knowledge with peers with diverse backgrounds.