PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: • Doctorate in Chemistry and 8+ years of postdoctoral experience, with expertise in Medicinal, Organic, and Analytical Chemistries. • 14+ years of experience in conducting highly collaborative and multidisciplinary research. Skilled in establishing regular communication between teams of different research disciplines. • Chemist versed in biological assessment (in vitro, in vivo) of potential therapeutics. • Skilled in management and delegation, with 8+ years of business management experience. SKILL HIGHLIGHTS: • Expert in Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry, with significant experience in various synthetic strategies/techniques, peptide synthesis (solid/solution phase), multistep synthesis, combinatorial synthesis, click reactions, small molecule synthesis, SAR studies, pharmacokinetic evaluations. • Expert in compound purification and analytical techniques with significant experience in normal and reversed phase chromatography (including HPLC, size exclusion), NMR, LC/MS, GC, MS, IR, UV-vis. • Experience in designing and conducting In vitro bioassays: BSL-2 trained, basic aseptic handling techniques, cell culture, assay development and optimization, time-resolved fluorescence assays. • Software proficiency: Reaxys, Scifinder, MestReNova, TopSpin, ChemDraw, GraphPad Prism, Mercury. • Participant in multifunctional teams with excellent skills in interdisciplinary collaboration, communication (written and verbal), leadership, supervision, proactive planning and delegation, project/business management and reporting, problem-solving, and troubleshooting.