Information Scientist – Organic Chemist & Data Curator

CAS; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

CAS in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking an Information Scientist- Organic/Biological Chemist to help build CAS’s scientific data collection. The role focuses on curating high-quality literature from patents, journals, and other sources across 180 countries and 50 languages.

The candidate will contribute to database building for chemical literature curation, review documents, and support CAS products and services in an agile team environment.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Organic Chemistry or related scientific field is required.
• Bachelor's degree with 1–3 years of related work experience is acceptable.
• Working knowledge of substance naming conventions and structural descriptions of chemical substances.
• 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.
• 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.
• Familiarity with video conferencing, instant messaging, email, calendar scheduling, word processing, spreadsheets, and document sharing software.

Responsibilities

• Support database building for chemical and life sciences literature curation into CAS products and services.
• Review documents and indexing structures in a production environment.
• Collaborate in an agile organization and demonstrate initiative in adapting to needs.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Organic Chemistry

Master's degree in Organic Chemistry

Job description

CAS in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking an Information Scientist- Organic/Biological Chemist to help build CAS’s scientific data collection. The role focuses on curating high-quality literature from patents, journals, and other sources across 180 countries and 50 languages.

The candidate will contribute to database building for chemical literature curation, review documents, and support CAS products and services in an agile team environment.