_ A focused and innovative chemist with over 4 years of experience in academic and industry , leading chemistry services and collaborative drug discovery projects. _ Successful track record in multiple FTE and FFS services collaborations. Leadership in an large FTE based chemistry services collaboration was highly appreciated and acknowledged. _ Author and Co-author on 30 peer-reviewed publications_ Experience in therapeutic areas spanning immunooncology_ Chemistry expertise in carbocyclics, heterocyclics, asymmetric synthesis, metal catalysis, radical reaction, scale up and process optimization_ Inspirational and Participative leadership of cross-functional teams for innovation and productivity._ Proactive lead in work-place safety implementation and compliance. Expertise and Specialties : Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry (Hit identification Lead Generation, Lead Optimization), Structure based NCEs design, Fragment Based Drug Discovery, Combinatorial Chemistry, Asymmetric Synthesis, Scale up and Process optimization, People Management.