Information Scientist - Synthetic Chemist / Natural Product Chemist

CAS uses intuitive technology, unparalleled scientific content, and unmatched human expertise to help companies create groundbreaking innovations that benefit the world. As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge. For 116 years, it has helped innovators mine, assess and apply that information to keep businesses thriving.

The Synthetic Chemist / Natural Product Chemist applies scientific expertise, analytical skills, problem solving capabilities, and relevant language skills to build CAS’s world-class collection of chemical information data. They curate high-quality research data from patents from 64 patent offices, thousands of journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings and dissertations published in 180 countries and in more than 50 languages. The role includes indexing substance and reaction data found in patents, journals, and other chemistry-related literatures.

The CAS team is global, diverse, endlessly curious and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide. This position is located in headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, on the Content Operations team. It leverages education and specialized training in synthetic chemistry or natural products.

The incumbent provides scientific and content knowledge, capabilities, insights, and solutions for other CAS functions. They foster quality and productivity by learning policies, work habits, insights, and tool usage from trainers. Strong attention to detail enables independent work on complex chemical data.