Polymer Chemist | Information Scientist

ACS International India Pvt. Ltd. (ACSII); Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ACS International India Pvt Ltd. (ACS-I India) in Pune seeks a Polymer Chemist Information Scientist to curate high-quality chemical data from patents, journals and reports, leveraging their polymer science background and language skills.

The role emphasizes analyzing, collecting and curating data, and supporting CAS Content Collection across languages; strong attention to detail and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Advanced polymer science degree preferred; bachelor’s with 1-3 years acceptable.
• Reading in Japanese and/or Korean is desirable but not required.
• Excellent scientific reading and writing skills.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical/problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, collects, and curates chemical structure data from patents or journals.
• Leverages language skills to extract insights and contribute to CAS Content Collection.

Skills

Data analysis

Scientific writing

Teamwork

Independent work

MS Office

Communication

Language skills (Japanese/Korean)

Education

Advanced degree in polymer science

Bachelor’s degree with 1-3 years experience

Tools

Excel

Teams

Word

Job description

Position: Polymer Chemist | Information Scientist

Location: Pune

Position Summary

The Polymer chemist applies scientific expertise, analytical skills, problem solving capabilities, and relevant language skills to help build CAS’s world-class collection of chemical information data. They leverage their education and specialized training to curate high-quality research data from patents from 109 patent authorities, thousands of journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations published in 180 countries and in more than 50 languages. The incumbent may also provide scientific and content knowledge, capabilities, insights, and solutions for other CAS functions.

About ACS-I India

ACS International India Pvt Ltd. (ACS-I India) is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACS International Ltd, USA and a part of the American Chemical Society. ACS-I India represent products and services provided by ACS divisions, including Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) to the world’s most important scientific companies, government organizations, global patent offices and academic institutions to promote research and discovery.

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 researchers, 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 Duties

• Analyzes, collects, and curates the valuable chemical structure data disclosed in patent or journal publications, utilizing CAS indexing policies and their expertise.
• Leverages technical knowledge and applicable language skills to extract key insights and build the CAS Content Collection.

Qualifications

• An advanced degree in polymer science with a focus on polymer synthesis or a related science is preferred. Alternatively, a bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of related work experience.
• The ability to read scientific documents in Japanese and/or Korean language skill is desired but not required.
• 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 attention to detail and solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Competency with MS Office including Excel, Teams, and Word.
• Familiarity with video conferencing, instant messaging, email, calendar scheduling, word processing, spreadsheets, and document-sharing software.
• Demonstrated skill in handling multiple tasks with varying urgencies and priorities.
• Ability to communicate and share knowledge with peers with diverse backgrounds.