ELN Platform Lead – Chemistry Research

Cognizant; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays plus PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Scientific Informatics Lead to drive chemistry-focused ELN and data management across discovery and development. You will translate workflows into scalable platform capabilities and lead requirements, design, testing, and deployment with cross-disciplinary teams.

Ideal candidates have strong chemistry domain expertise and hands-on ELN platform experience (Dotmatics or equivalents), plus Python, SQL, and REST API familiarity for data integrations and governance.

Qualifications

• Strong domain expertise in medicinal chemistry, synthetic chemistry, process chemistry, or discovery research.
• Hands-on experience with Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN or comparable chemistry-focused informatics platforms.
• Strong understanding of experiment capture, chemical structures, compound registration, stoichiometry, analytical results, inventory management, and data traceability.
• Experience gathering requirements, configuring workflows, supporting functional testing, defect triage, controlled releases, and platform enhancements.
• Proven ability to lead scientific informatics platforms beyond basic end-user support and administration.
• Experience with Signals Notebook, BIOVIA ELN, IDBS, Benchling, PerkinElmer ELN, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, REST APIs, scientific data integrations, migrations, reporting, and data quality management.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical R&D, life sciences, laboratory informatics, or regulated research environments is desirable.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements discovery for chemistry experiments, reactions, compounds, samples, inventory management, and reporting processes.
• Translate chemistry workflows into user stories, functional specifications, data mappings, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide senior oversight for ELN configuration, workflow design, testing, deployment readiness, defect resolution, and user support.
• Design and optimize workflows supporting experiment capture, reaction management, chemical structures, stoichiometry calculations, and inventory tracking.
• Guide integrations with registration systems, inventory platforms, assay systems, analytical applications, instruments, and downstream data repositories.
• Support scientific data governance, traceability, metadata management, reporting, and data quality initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including chemists, informatics specialists, validation, infrastructure, security, and product/vendor partners.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, training materials, test evidence, release notes, operational procedures, and platform documentation.
• Support platform modernization, migration, reporting, integration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical and functional leadership to ensure ELN platforms support chemistry R&D objectives.

Skills

Medicinal chemistry knowledge

Chemistry workflow design

Leadership in informatics platforms

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Data governance & traceability

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Doctoral in Chemistry or related field

Tools

Dotmatics ELN

Signals Notebook

BIOVIA ELN

IDBS

Benchling

PerkinElmer ELN

Job description

At Cognizant, our global community sets us apart—an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. And with projects at the forefront of innovation, you can build a varied, rewarding career and draw inspiration from dedicated colleagues and leaders. Cognizant is right where you belong.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Scientific Informatics Lead to drive chemistry-focused ELN and scientific data management solutions across discovery, medicinal chemistry, synthetic chemistry, and process chemistry functions. This role will partner closely with scientists, laboratory teams, informatics specialists, and technology stakeholders to translate complex laboratory workflows into scalable and reliable platform capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong chemistry domain expertise along with hands‑on experience with Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN or comparable scientific informatics platforms. This position requires leadership across requirements gathering, workflow design, platform configuration, integrations, testing, deployment, and operational support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements discovery for chemistry experiments, reactions, compounds, samples, inventory management, and scientific reporting processes.
• Translate medicinal, synthetic, process, and discovery chemistry workflows into user stories, functional specifications, data mappings, and acceptance criteria.
• Provide senior oversight for ELN configuration, workflow design, platform enhancements, testing, deployment readiness, defect resolution, and user support.
• Design and optimize workflows supporting experiment capture, reaction management, chemical structures, stoichiometry calculations, compound registration, and inventory tracking.
• Guide integrations with compound registration systems, inventory platforms, assay systems, analytical applications, laboratory instruments, and downstream data repositories.
• Support scientific data governance, traceability, metadata management, reporting, and data quality initiatives.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams including chemists, informatics specialists, validation teams, infrastructure, security, and product/vendor partners.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, training materials, test evidence, release notes, operational procedures, and platform documentation.
• Support platform modernization, migration, reporting, integration, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical and functional leadership to ensure ELN platforms effectively support chemistry research and development objectives.

Qualifications:

• Strong domain expertise in medicinal chemistry, synthetic chemistry, process chemistry, chemical development, or discovery research.
• Hands‑on experience with Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN or comparable chemistry‑focused ELN and scientific informatics platforms.
• Strong understanding of experiment and reaction capture, chemical structures, compound registration, stoichiometry, analytical results, inventory management, and scientific data traceability.
• Experience gathering requirements, configuring workflows, supporting functional testing, defect triage, controlled releases, and platform enhancements.
• Proven ability to lead scientific informatics platforms beyond basic end‑user support and administration.
• Experience with Signals Notebook, BIOVIA ELN, IDBS, Benchling, PerkinElmer ELN, or similar laboratory informatics platforms is preferred.
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, REST APIs, scientific data integrations, migrations, reporting, and data quality management.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical R&D, life sciences, laboratory informatics, or regulated research environments is highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Salary and Other Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is between $[132,000 -155,000] depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long‑term/Short‑term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applications will be accepted until 23 Oct 2026.