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As the scientific information solutions division of the American Chemical Society, CAS manages the largest curated reservoir of scientific knowledge, and for over 119 years, has helped innovators mine, assess, and apply that information to keep businesses thriving. The CAS team is global, diverse, and endlessly curious, and strives to make scientific insights accessible to innovators worldwide.\nCAS is currently seeking an Information Scientist on our Content Operations team. This position will be located in our Columbus, OH headquarters.\nPosition Summary\nWe are seeking a technically strong Information Scientist to advance computational chemistry initiatives within our organization. This role combines deep scientific expertise with software development skills to drive innovation in chemical information processing and molecular modeling. Comfort using AI-assisted tools in scientific workflows is important, as these tools are increasingly central to how we approach chemistry problems.\nYou will work closely with cross-functional teams of scientists and developers to design scalable solutions and deepen our chemistry domain capabilities.\nKey Responsibilities\nApply computational chemistry techniques to model stereochemistry, coordination chemistry, and molecular interactions.\nDesign and implement reusable frameworks for chemical data processing, search, and visualization.\nUse AI-assisted tools and approaches to support chemical structure recognition, reaction analysis, and related curation workflows.\nStay current on emerging AI capabilities relevant to chemistry and assess their fit and accuracy for specific scientific applications.\nCollaborate with product owners, subject matter experts, and developers to groom backlogs and deliver solutions in Agile environments.\nContribute to a culture of scientific rigor, collaboration, and continuous learning across the team.\nQualifications\nPhD or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, or a related field (candidates with another four-year degree and exceptional experience may be considered).\n5+ years of experience in computational chemistry or scientific software engineering.\nStrong programming skills in Java, Python, and JavaScript, with familiarity with cheminformatics libraries such as RDKit and Open Babel.\nComfortable using AI tools (e.g., LLM-based assistants, structure recognition tools) to support scientific and curation work.\nDeep understanding of stereochemistry, coordination chemistry, and molecular modeling.\nExperience with connection table algorithms and chemical structure processing, through development or research work.\nDemonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across scientific and technical teams.\nStrong communication, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.\nPreferred Skills\nExperience evaluating or validating AI-generated outputs (e.g., structure recognition, reaction extraction) against scientific ground truth.\nCuriosity about how AI tools are reshaping chemistry workflows, with a track record of adopting new tools effectively.\nCAS offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous vacation plan, medical, dental, vision insurance plans, and employee savings and retirement plans. 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