ELN Platform Lead – Chemistry Research

Cognizant; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 132,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long/Short-term Disability

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Scientific Informatics Lead in the Phoenix area to drive chemistry-focused ELN and data platforms across discovery and development. You will partner with scientists and informatics teams to translate workflows into scalable capabilities.

The role requires leadership across requirements, configuration, testing, deployment and support, with hands-on experience in Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN or similar systems and strong chemistry domain knowledge.

Qualifications

• Strong domain expertise in medicinal, synthetic or process chemistry.
• Hands-on with Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN or comparable platforms.
• Experience designing workflows, data mappings and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with scientific data governance, traceability and reporting.
• Experience leading scientific informatics platforms beyond basic end-user support.
• Familiarity with multiple ELN platforms (BIOVIA/IDBS/Benchling).
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and REST APIs for data integrations.
• Experience in pharma R&D or regulated environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements discovery for chemistry experiments, reactions and inventory processes.
• Translate workflows into user stories, specifications, mappings and criteria.
• Provide senior oversight for ELN configuration, testing, deployment and support.
• Design workflows for experiment capture, reaction management and inventory tracking.
• Guide integrations with compound registration, analytics and lab instruments.
• Support governance, metadata management and data quality initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including chemists, validation and IT.
• Develop SOPs, release notes and platform documentation.
• Support platform modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership to ensure ELN platforms support R&D objectives.

Skills

Medicinal chemistry

ELN configuration

Requirements gathering

Platform integration

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, CS, Engineering

Tools

Dotmatics Chemistry/ELN

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.